The Globalist

What are the mainstays — and surprises — of a trip through the African wilderness?

Why will the G8’s aid go to waste unless Africa helps secure its own future?

Why might the G8’s focus on Africa also be a time for the continent to do some self-reflection?

How have used American and European clothes created a market in Tanzania?

Would debt relief help Nigeria, led by reformers, through a particularly fragile situation?

How can Liberia overcome its past to move toward stability and democracy?

Why did aid help Botswana out of poverty — and prove ineffective in Zambia?

The President of Germany rethinks the classic concept of global security.

How have Africa’s socioeconomic problems affected the lives of its youth?

What can the alphabet teach us about the current state of Africa?