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Fans of what are known officially as very light jets - sometimes called microjets or "minivans with wings" - predict that this new class of aircraft will democratize private air travel on the Continent much as low-cost carriers opened up commercial aviation to the masses. Microjets start at $1.5 million, a...
Yet even as African nations fall out of love with Beijing, Western fears have intensified. At closed-door briefing sessions on Africa sponsored by intelligence agencies, I've found nearly every question focuses on negative aspects of China's rise - whether it will undercut efforts to promote better governance in...
Some of these worries make sense. In nations like Angola and Chad, Chinese aid has allowed venal governments to ignore multinational donors seeking conditions to ensure that governments buy bread, not BMWs. In a world where easily recoverable oil is dwindling and the price has hit record highs, competition for...
Oppenheimer's experience in Botswana has firmly cemented his position on the question, Is business better for Africa than aid? "I'm anti-aid," he says. "It's brought more problems than it's solved." Donors reward bad governments, he argues. "Where Africa is coming right and is on an...
Though the soldiers eventually let Delle and his companions pass, Delle said the “frightening” ordeal didn’t faze him—or dull his resolve to find solutions to the problems that plague his continent. He continued his research that summer, meeting with...