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Boosting Education in Africa

by Terra Lawson-Remer
Pupils in Zimbabwe study outside their classrooms at Courtney Selous Primary School, a government-run school in the capital Harare, February 10, 2010 (Philimon Bulawayo/Courtesy Reuters). Pupils in Zimbabwe study outside their classrooms at Courtney Selous Primary School, a government-run school in the capital Harare, February 10, 2010 (Philimon Bulawayo/Courtesy Reuters).

Last week on the Ask CFR Experts feature, I took on the question of how Zimbabwe and other African countries can best improve educational quality. Noting that educational failures are often due as much to corruption as to scarce resources, I recommended greater transparency in school expenditures. As I write: Read more »

New From CFR: Thomas Bollyky on Intellectual Property and Global Health

by Development Channel Staff
A worker at Kalbe Farma's factory holds up a handful of tablets in Cikarang, on the outskirt of Jakarta May 8, 2013 (Enny Nuraheni/Courtesy Reuters). A worker at Kalbe Farma's factory holds up a handful of tablets in Cikarang, on the outskirt of Jakarta May 8, 2013 (Enny Nuraheni/Courtesy Reuters).

In an article yesterday on CNN, CFR senior fellow Thomas Bollyky surveyed the tension between two leading global health concerns: protecting pharmaceutical firms’ intellectual property (IP) and improving access to medication for the global poor. As he explains: Read more »

New From CFR: Shannon O’Neil on Inequality in Latin America

by Development Channel Staff
Six-month-old Nuala, the daughter of an indigenous seller, sits inside a luggage during the Cupula dos Povos event, held alongside the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 22, 2012 (Nacho Doce/Courtesy Reuters). Six-month-old Nuala, the daughter of an indigenous seller, sits inside a luggage during the Cupula dos Povos event, held alongside the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 22, 2012 (Nacho Doce/Courtesy Reuters).

In a post this week on her blog (reposted on Devex), CFR senior fellow Shannon O’Neil analyzed trends in inequality across Latin America. The region has long been among the world’s most unequal, but O’Neil writes that this is changing. As she explains: Read more »

New From CFR: Backgrounder on South Africa’s Economy

by Development Channel Staff
A female mine worker is seen underground at Lonmin's Karee mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, March 5, 2013 (Siphiwe Sibeko/Courtesy Reuters). A female mine worker is seen underground at Lonmin's Karee mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, March 5, 2013 (Siphiwe Sibeko/Courtesy Reuters).

In a new CFR Backgrounder, CFR.org’s Christopher Alessi explores the lingering inequalities in South Africa’s economy and the obstacles to faster growth, from educational failures to a shortage of labor-intensive manufacturing. As he writes: Read more »

New From CFR: Isobel Coleman on Aid to Egypt

by Isobel Coleman
A farmer holds out grains of wheat in his hands during a harvest on a field in the El-Menoufia governorate, about 9.94 km (58 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, April 23, 2013 (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters). A farmer holds out grains of wheat in his hands during a harvest on a field in the El-Menoufia governorate, about 9.94 km (58 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, April 23, 2013 (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters).

On the new Ask CFR Experts feature today, I consider the question of whether the United States should continue economic aid to Egypt. “The answer,” I write, “is a resounding yes.” As I add, however: Read more »

New From CFR: John Campbell on Brazil’s Role in Africa

by Development Channel Staff
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) addresses the media during a visit to the future site of an anti-retroviral factory near Mozambique's capital Maputo on November 10, 2010 (Grant Lee Neuenberg/Courtesy Reuters). Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) addresses the media during a visit to the future site of an antiretroviral factory near Mozambique's capital Maputo on November 10, 2010 (Grant Lee Neuenberg/Courtesy Reuters).

Yesterday on his blog, CFR senior fellow John Campbell wrote about Brazil’s involvement in and assistance to Africa. As he argues: Read more »

New From CFR: Helen Clark on the 2013 Human Development Report

by Development Channel Staff

In a CFR meeting this week, Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Program, discussed the newly released 2013 Human Development Report and trends in global development. Among the topics was Africa’s economic growth. As Clark argued: Read more »

New From CFR: Thomas Bollyky on Drug Patents in the Developing World

by Development Channel Staff
A man buys cancer drug Glivec for a relative who is suffering from cancer at a pharmacy in a government-run hospital in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on April 2, 2013 (Amit Dave/Courtesy Reuters). A man buys the cancer drug Glivec for a relative who is suffering from cancer at a pharmacy in a government-run hospital in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on April 2, 2013 (Amit Dave/Courtesy Reuters).

In light of an Indian court’s refusal to grant a patent to the leukemia drug Gleevec, CFR senior fellow Thomas Bollyky wrote yesterday about the tension between pharmaceutical firms seeking compensation for their products and developing countries seeking to make drugs more affordable to their populations. As he argues: Read more »

New From CFR: Joshua Kurlantzick on Democracy’s Woes

by Development Channel Staff
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 22, 2013 (Sergei Karpukhin/Courtesy Reuters). Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 22, 2013 (Sergei Karpukhin/Courtesy Reuters).

In an interview and op-ed last week, CFR fellow Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes the setbacks facing democracy as autocratic powers such as China and Russia advance their own political philosophies in the developing world. As he argues in the interview: Read more »