France co-hosting the Africa Forward summit with English-speaking Kenya has led some to postulate that French-African relations are changing. Do not believe everything you read.

Drug smuggling and people-smuggling obey the same economic incentives. Governments have failed to stop both. What do we do now?

If poor countries destroy as much nature as rich countries did during their development there will be no large ecosystems left in the world.

A quick overview of how and where to go on an African safari, especially if you are new to this kind of adventure.

Southern Africa has an abundance of cats and dogs.....but not of the varieties you are used to seeing...

Entering global bond markets offers plenty of upside for capital-starved African countries, but there are also risks.