The Car Theft Is Not Greed, It Is Poverty

By James Kofi Annan Last year, on the eve of the day of the NDC campaign launch in Cape Coast, I felt scandalized by the fleet of over-speeding horn-touting hazard lighted V8 vehicles that raced on the Accra Cape Coast road; it was reckless, and opulence, on display. I have a lot of respect for … Read more

Algeria Buckles Up For Homegrown Auto Drive

Once one of Africa’s biggest car buyers, Algeria is embarking on an ambitious programme aimed at replacing hundreds of thousands of foreign imports with domestically produced models to keep drivers on the road. Facing up to a sharp drop in the price of oil — its main revenue source — the North African nation has … Read more