Author: Uncategorised
-
Poor Numbers: why is Morten Jerven being prevented from presenting his research at UNECA? – By Magnus Taylor
Morten Jerven, author of Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It alleges that he has been prevented ... -
Elections are too important for Rwandan government to leave to the whims of voters – By Kris Berwouts
With three quarters of the votes counted, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) is heading for an overwhelming victory in the legislative elections. The RPF has mobilised ... -
Underground Independent newspaper launched in Eritrea – By Meron Estefanos
(Asmara, Sept 18 2013) Freedom Friday Movement (Arbi Harnet), announced today that their underground newspaper started circulation on the streets of Asmara today, 12 years after ... -
Africa must mimic East Asia’s demographic dividend to stave off Malthusian time bomb – By Adam Green
Africa’s population growth figures are staggering. The continent had a fertility rate of 5.4 children per woman during the 2005-10 period – double that of any ... -
Ivory beyond the LRA: why a broader focus is needed in studying poaching – By Kristof Titeca
Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to the LRA’s involvement in ivory trade. This was sparked off by the Enough report “˜Kony’s ivory’ released ... -
Food crisis in Zimbabwe: 2.2 million at risk. But where do the figures come from, and what do they mean? – By Ian Scoones
The newspapers have been full of commentary on a looming food crisis in Zimbabwe. This has followed from the World Food Programme’s press release that 2.2 ... -
“African economies must diversify and stimulate industrial development” – interview with Richard Kozul-Wright, United Nations Commission on Trade and Development
“The export-your-way-to-prosperity model is dead – didn’t work in the boom years prior to 2007…and won’t work now.” So says a rather combative press release from ... -
Somalia: government must downsize its vision over democracy project and Vision2016 – By Abdihakim Ainte
This week the Somali government and its international donors are coming together in Brussels under the rubric of “˜The New Deal’ vision. This will set in ... -
African commodities bonanza still not financing sustainable development – By Herman J. Cohen
The major low-wage manufacturing expansions of certain “emerging economies”, such as China, India, and Brazil, have driven up the world prices of a list of international ... -
Syria: a view from Africa – By Alex de Waal
African views on Syria are well worth considering, and the letter signed by 43 members of the Africa Forum””former heads of state and leaders of international ...
