5 Sep 2014:
In this extract from The Fair Trade Scandal, Ndongo Samba Sylla argues that the narrow approach of Fairtrade puts its financial rewards out of reach for many developing countries
29 Aug 2014:
From internships for girls to large infrastructure projects, development in Ghana is being stymied by the fiscal crisis . Billie Adwoa McTernan reports
An Australia-Africa initiative is sowing nearly $1m in training, mentoring and action plans to combat pests' threat to agriculture, writes Caspar van Vark
17 Jul 2014: William Gumede: Africa desperately needs reliable and cheaper long-term development finance. The Brics leaders may well have found the answer
Next week, the US publishes its influential Trafficking in Persons (TiP) report that ranks countries according to their efforts to tackle global slavery. Why is the TiP report important and what could it for countries such as Thailand. Annie Kelly explains
14 May 2014: Letters: The EU plays a key role in shaping international trade arrangements, has been progressive on climate change and plays a global role in peacekeeping