Robert Zoellick, a tone-deaf, name-calling steely opportunist, is the wrong choice to lead the Bank.
Regions / Africa
Meeting is great, Patrick Bond writes, but WSF activists need to converge on strategy, generate joint actions, and forge cross-sectoral ties.
The Forum brought 70,000 people to Nairobi. But, Emira Woods asks, where was the Kenyan government support?
Autonomy for this former colony looks good on paper. But true self-determination works better in both principle and reality for the people of Western Sahara.
Violence continues to engulf Somalia. Here's what can be done to promote reconciliation.
The International Monetary Fund is increasingly irrelevant and even its own assessment found major flaws in its track record in the poorest countries.
There is hope for achieving social and economic justice with the persistence of activism and global solidarity.
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With its investments in Africa, China is going where no other investors dare. But, Akwe Amosu asks, will this investment lift all African boats or only the luxury yachts?
"Vulture Fund" is example of profiteering at its worst.