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realistic or deluded? akinwumi adesina, welcome to hardtalk. its good to see you, stephen. its great to have you here. you need the world to believe in a bright african future. how is that going right now? its going pretty well. if you take a look at the african economic outlook we had from the african development bank, the gdp growth rate, gdp growth rates last year was 3.1%. this year, its 3.7%. and next year, its going to be 4.3%. now, why that is important is that that is well abov...

biggest economy. i will be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, the head of one of south africas leading business groups, hotels with a top priority for any new government has to be fixing the basics, electricity, water and transport. also, the man in charge of economic policy for the democratic alliance. as the second biggest party, they are said to have an influential say in the future of south africa. plus, working harder in your work day. the big boss of the us so...

once again be the continents largest economy, ahead of nigeria and egypt. the anc, it came out on top in the recent elections with 40% of the vote. but for the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, nelson mandelas party didnt win a majority, making a coalition government very likely. what this election has made plain is that the people of south africa expect their leaders to work together to meet their needs. as you can see here, the economy has grown significantly since th...

spoken out at a press conference during his state visit to france. i conference during his state visit to france.— conference during his state visit to france. i want to echo president _ visit to france. i want to echo president macrons _ visit to france. i want to echo president macrons tom - visit to france. i want to echo president macrons tom ince | president macrons tom ince welcoming the return of the hostages to their families in israel. we wont stop working until they are all...

the regional governor vadym filashkin said the situation there continued to deteriorate. greek police are searching for the bbc presenter and author michael mosley, whos gone missing on the island of symi. doctor mosley was last seen early on wednesday afternoon, when he went for a walk alone. he presents a range of programmes on health that often see him experiment on himself. the first crewed flight of the boeing starliner spacecraft has developed two small leaks of helium, but is du...

the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government — say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. lovely to be here. its a p...

>> good morning. thursday, march 11th, 5 a.m. exactly in new york. i am christine romans. president biden gives his first primetime address to the nation tonight. the american rescue plan becomes law when he signs it tomorrow. he calls the measure a historic victory for the american people. there are stimulus checks, unemployment help, tax credits to lift children out of poverty. money for schools, states and local governments. support for schools and small businesses. >> more, help wi...

hit the country hard, making the economy one of the biggest issues in this election. financial markets are already celebrating a modi win. lets go live to the bombay stock exchange and our correspondent archa na shukla. looking at markets today, we are seeing a sharp sell—off, what is going on? are seeing a sharp sell-off, what is going on?— are seeing a sharp sell-off, what is going on? well, as the markets opened _ what is going on? well, as the markets opened today, - what is go...

welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy, put curedly, its the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government, say, a climate crisis or right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is ...

welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy. put crudely, its the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government — say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank....