May 10

Left in the dust - Africa’s Green Revolution

On April 7, 2010 (the day these words are being written) the United Nations sent US$133 million to the country of Niger in an effort to stem the tide of famine, starvation and death in ...

Exclusive interview: Michael Mailloux

Conservation farming picks up where the agricultural movement leaves off. Whereas the topics discussed in this issue of TABJ’s ‘Left in the Dust’ involved biotechnology and soil management, conservation methods tackle the effective use of ...

MineAfrica PDAC 2010: Investing in Africa mining seminar

MineAfrica conferences are a big day on the calendars of mining executives the world over, a majority of whom only need take the subway to the Toronto leg of the conference, held in the financial ...

Tax and Islamic Finance - The choices for governments in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is taking to Islamic finance in a big way, with many governments racing to amend or introduce new legal regimes. Governments, financiers and customers often neglect and ignore the potential tax issues in ...

World Economic Forum - Tanzania

Preparations are well underway to host the World Economic Forum May 5-7, 2010, and for the first time in its 20 year history, the event will be held in East Africa. Tanzania was chosen as ...

Tanzania - News in review

Elephant trade ban reaffirmed for Tanzania, Zambia A U.N. wildlife conference has rejected proposals by Tanzania and Zambia to loosen a trade ban on elephants to allow a one-off sale of their ivory stockpiles. The ...