Economy
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Lockdowns’ effects are political. Restrictions on the poor always are.
Those in the informal economy are particularly hard hit by responses to the pandemic. This isn’t inevitable. It’s the result of political decisions. Read ... -
Africa’s corona response rests on two things: markets and money transfers
African countries can’t just copy rich countries’ responses to COVID-19. Here’s what they can do instead. Read all our COVID-19 coverage As the coronavirus ... -
Africa Insiders: The COVID-19 recession is going to hurt
Read all our COVID-19 coverage African countries have so far seen relatively fewer COVID-19 cases than hotspots in western Europe, the US and East ... -
Coronavirus’ triple hit in Africa on health, the economy and politics
The effects of the global pandemic will go far beyond just health concerns. Read all our COVID-19 coverage The coronavirus Covid-19 has delivered a ... -
Let’s make Ghana’s leaders explain their unexplained wealth. Here’s how.
The special prosecutor has proposed a measure that could empower Ghana to truly tackle corruption. The public must make the government listen. Despite being ... -
UK-Africa: Private sector investment can be good, but not usually this type
Investment can help reduce poverty, promote women’s empowerment, and support children’s rights. It can also do the opposite. Just ten days before Brexit is ... -
The question no-one’s asking about Facebook’s big new idea
Could Facebook’s new digital currency become a country’s de facto national currency? Earlier this year, when Facebook announced its plan to help launch a ... -
Elite ANC politics has failed. South Africa needs a “politics of the people”
India’s liberation experience shows us the importance of differentiating between elites and subordinates, rather than just looking at race. After a quarter century under ... -
Abyei: Sudan and South Sudan’s new chance to solve old disputes
The disputed border area of Abyei has been deadlocked for years. A new approach based on sharing rather than winner-takes-all is needed. In the ... -
Angola’s oil could actually be the DR Congo’s. Here’s why it isn’t.
About half of the oil being produced by Angola is in Congolese waters, according to the UN convention that defines maritime borders. Angola’s politics ...
