October 2008
Founded 32 years ago, Nigerian capital Abuja was a utopian dream. But it became marred by corruption and few could afford to live there. Today, as the cranes return, its new minister is attempting to forge a truly African…
November 2009
How do you run a village - or a nation? Do you need to be skilled at consensus politics - or a bit of tyrant? Do you need a BlackBerry - or a chargé d'affaires? Monocle spent a month meeting global leaders at every level…
August 2010
Solid economic growth and foreign investment have transformed Mozambique’s fortunes since the end of the civil war in 1992, but the big challenges lie in tackling the poverty and corruption that continue to block the cap…
September 2008
As the US presidential election draws closer, at Monocle we've been turning our attention to who we'd like to see in the Cabinet. From CEOs to hip hop moguls, we've found a team who could change America's image around the…
October 2010
For the first in a new series on outposts of opportunity, Monocle visits Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands - the British territory best known for sheep and its 1982 war with Argentina. Fuelled by a post-war boom in…
September 2009
If you're Germany, you have no option but to assert yourself globally with a softly, softly approach.
September 2010
Washington DC is an international talent magnet, pulling in people from around the world to advance agendas for their home territories. With a milieu that’s about as multicultural as it gets, the District of Columbia is as…
January 2011
Southern Sudan's long march to freedom is almost over. Six years after a peace deal ended one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars a referendum is taking place that is almost certain to lead to the break-up of Sudan. But what…
April 2012
The new Sami parliament building in Finland is a proud symbol of how far the indigenous people of Europe's north have come over the past century, from being a culture struggling for survival to a thriving community.
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