Investment appears to be the way out for Africa, and “there’s no blueprint for this kind of investing: The best opportunities must be dreamed up and then created from scratch”, if the story written by Roben Fazard of Business Week (Can Greed Save Africa) is generalizable to the continent.
The writer showcases Inhassune, a Mozambique [...]

Via VOA:
African government officials, economists and scientists have met for three days in Burkina Faso to discuss the local production and use of biofuels. VOA’s Nico Colombant reports from our West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar.
Take a listen:

Credit: Nico Colombant, Dakar VOA.
Read full text: http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-29-voa54.cfm

Jatropha is a hardy poisonous plant with seeds that produce oil when crushed. This oil can be “used in a standard diesel car, while the residue can also be processed into biomass to power electricity plants” (Wikipedia). This plant grows well in sub-Saharan Africa.
Some excerpts:
NYT: Mali’s Farmers Discover a Weed’s Potential Power
The plant is [...]