Tuesday, 25 September 2007 14:49

As someone who has worked in Africa's worst war zones for the past quarter-century, I usually write about atrocities, tyranny and famine. That's what Americans are used to in articles with Africa datelines: grim tales of a hopeless and devastated continent. But after years of dealing with the likes of Somali gunmen, the Janjaweed militia in Sudan's Darfur region and abducted child soldiers in northern Uganda, I am far more optimistic about Africa's future than I was when I started, says senior member of the International Crisis Group John Prendergast in the Washington Post.

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Friday, 01 June 2007 14:57

Most of Africa's 53 countries are on a roll to success, De Beer's chairman Nicky Oppenheimer told the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security in London on Thursday.

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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 14:59

For some time now, Africa has been attracting attention with a growing number of positive headlines. While disturbing accounts of crisis hotspots, misery and hyperinflation are not yet a thing of the past, reports of reform progress, investment opportunities and booming economies are becoming more frequent.

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