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African Philanthropy

The rise of Africa’s wealthy class, and the greater capacity of some governments to drive growth and development independently, is giving Africans more say over the type of programmes they want funded

Rise of Africa’s wealthy class drives change from within
Increasingly influential givers are urging less dependency on foreign aid
Africa’s young rich ditch old models for more disciplined giving
Advisers help promote focus on outcomes and value for money
Africa’s growing art scene turns to private funding
Rising global interest in the continent’s artworks coincides with a surge of investment from homegrown wealth
Mo Ibrahim: ‘It is the head of the fish that goes rotten first’
The Sudanese-born philanthropist talks about his focus on good governance
The philanthropy data gap: measuring what matters
Rigorous evaluations such as randomised controlled trials are worth the cost
Radio storytelling gives a voice to Accra’s unheard sex workers
An organisation in Ghana is working with a UK charity to help marginalised and vulnerable women and girls

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