The economic transformation of African countries and the falling price of oil.
![Global economic relations to witness profound shifts as the US overtakes Saudi Arabia as largest oil producer [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412187180874734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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The US-Africa summit trails behind Africa engagement initiatives led by other global powers.
![The US-Africa Leaders Summit brought almost 50 African heads of state and government to Washington DC [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201481295632213734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Political elites in Nigeria trade accusations over who is responsible for the failure to stem Boko Haram’s violence.
![Some 5,000 people have been killed in violence instigated by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20147214548210734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
