Economy
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Accra’s fast food fight: McFood takes on Ghana’s local chop bars
For most, international fast food outlets are expensive, inaccessible and unfamiliar. But as more and more crop up, will the tide turn? By the ... -
Blockchain is great, but it can’t solve everything. Take conflict minerals.
Blockchain technology can help trace a product as it moves through a supply chain, but it cannot create trust where it’s often most needed. ... -
“Only the port will remain”: Senegal’s grand vision and its discontents
Senegal plans to build a large port at Bargny-Sendou, but fishermen, farmers, nomads and residents are pushing back. On 27 November 2017, Prime Minister ... -
South Africa’s “game-changing” oil find: Three lessons from Ghana
Avoiding the resource curse will require clear policies that ensure transparency and independence. In early-February, South Africa discovered huge reserves of oil and gas ... -
How good urban farming can combat bad eating
Unhealthy diets pose a massive and growing health threat across the world. In Africa, traditional foods and inner-city farms could be the answer. Unhealthy ... -
Why the world needs an African ecofeminist future
Orthodox economic models have failed us all, but women across Africa are resisting them and coming up with visionary alternatives. We need an “African ... -
The African Model: Asia’s path may not work, but there is an alternative
Labour-intensive export-led industrialisation worked for China, but Africa is not China. It must come up with its own strategies to reduce poverty. Africa’s economic ... -
Tanzania: Small-scale mining map reveals vast potential and pitfalls
Small-scale mining supports hundreds of thousands of relatively well-paid jobs, but with serious health and safety hazards. In Tanzania, mining is often the subject ... -
Hey America, it’s time to end Zimbabwe’s economic punishment
US sanctions are undermining Zimbabwe’s access credit and investment. They’re supposedly about rule of law, but there’s likely an ulterior motive. Almost a year since ... -
“The situation is unbearable”: Life under Zimbabwe’s economic crisis
Zimbabweans may be divided politically, but they are united in suffering the consequences of scarce goods and soaring inflation. Outside a Pick n Pay ...
