African energy: Eastern El Dorado?
At long last east Africa is beginning to realise its energy potential(45)
The year ahead in southern Africa: Parties, politics and potential collapse
A country-by-country look at what lies ahead(58)
The surge in land deals: When others are grabbing their land
Evidence is piling up against acquisitions of farmland in poor countries(24)
Nigeria's elections: A list a mile long
Registration has closed for Nigeria's elections, but the new voter list may not prevent fraud(2)
Agriculture: Don't starve thy neighbour
How to rebuild confidence in food markets after this summer’s spike in wheat prices(42)
Riots in Mozambique: The angry poor
Why Mozambicans took to the streets(6)
Mozambique's recovery: A faltering phoenix
Corruption, crime and unemployment still threaten a notable success story(11)
Disease and intelligence: Intelligence tested
Infectious disease may explain why some countries have cleverer populations(47)
Human development index: Healthier, wealthier and wiser
Where quality of life has improved most since 1990(28)
More elections in Africa do not necessarily mean better governments(1)
Africa's economies in the downturn: Prudence can win
The IMF says some African countries can spend their way out of recession(11)
South African riots: Nowhere left to go
Xenophobic violence rocks South Africa’s biggest city(37)
South Africa diary: Over and out
One last stop in Havana on the Indian Ocean(0)
Mozambique: Not quite as stellar as it looks
One of Africa's success stories comes in for some closer scrutiny(0)
A new prize to reward honest and democratic leaders(0)
Malaria: Exterminate! Exterminate!
New malaria vaccines—and a pep talk from the man who is paying for some of them—are raising the idea that malaria might be eliminated once and for all(0)
The etiquette of bribery: How to grease a palm
Corruption has its own elaborate etiquette(0)
Middle East and Africa: Starting to make poverty history
Bob Geldof, organiser of Live Aid and Live 8, sees signs of progress in Africa(0)
A new vaccine shows promising results(0)
Climate change: Feverish analysis
Global warming may damage health and cause fatal disease. Perhaps(0)
Southern Africa: From hand to mouth
Once again, southern Africa is facing a severe food crisis. It is a chronic problem—and shouldn't be(0)
One decade’s hot favourites are another’s cold leftovers(0)
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