Khadija Sharife

Across Africa, China has become known as the agent of mass construction, wisely bartering infrastructural development – chiefly mining-specific – for long-term access to strategic resources.

Across Africa, China has become known as the agent of mass construction, wisely bartering infrastructural development – chiefly mining-specific – for long-term access to strategic resources.

Offshore accounts keep island economies afloat. But they also might sink them.

Once perceived as an icon of progress in Africa thanks to wealth from its copper mines, today over 75 per cent of Zambia’s population lives below the poverty line.

A new battle is underway between the United States and China over Angola’s oil resources.

France’s imperial footprint in Africa is large and not shrinking any time soon.

Guest columnist Khadija Sharife looks at the economic skeletons in the South African closet

Corruption isn’t just about corrupt leaders and their private stashes. The international financial community is also part of the problem.