Guest post: No End To Poverty In Africa Unless Corruption Is Tackled First.

Frank Vogl provides a column for the emerging markets news service of The Financial Times - BeyondBrics  on June 4, 2013.

The article highlights the important new African Progress Report 2013, produced by the African Progress Panel of distinguished persons chaired by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The report, due its detailed research and compelling logic of argument, should have a major influence on public debate about reducing poverty in Africa. Frank Vogl provides some answers and insights in this blog.