The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, tells This is Africa why he is optimistic about Africa’s trade prospects, especially in agriculture, and calls for a new approach to global trade deals after Doha. History has cast a long shadow over Africa’s trade performance, argues Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organization. [...]
World Trade Organization Director-General Optimistic Over Africa’s Trade Prospects
Africa’s Leaders Should Be Prepared To Say No
Africa’s leaders should be prepared to say no, Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi told business and political leaders in Addis Ababa at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 yesterday. Speaking in a panel on leadership, Zenawi said African leaders must be “able and prepared to say no when that leadership is required to act [...]







