“How Africa’s New Urban Centers are Shifting Its Old Colonial Boundaries”
In The Atlantic, Howard W. French explores the expansion of Lagos, Nigeria, toward Accra, Ghana, all the way to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to become a West African mega-city that crosses state borders.
“The New Power Generation”
Dale Mathias writes in Foreign Policy in support of U.S. President Obama’s recent proposal to invest in electricity for businesses – both U.S. and African.
“In Search of the African Middle Class”
The “Africa Rising” meme has permeated much journalism about Africa’s economic situation. Jacques Enaudeau writes about that elusive and expansive category of the African middle class for the Guardian Africa Network.
“Africans’ Remittances Outweigh Western Aid”
The BBC recently reported, “Africans living outside the continent send more money home to their families than is sent by traditional Western aid donors in what is called Official Development Assistance (ODA).”