Economy
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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 ... -
As Tanzania confronts its industrial miners, what do locals think?
Surveys of communities around Tanzania’s large-scale mines reveal widespread feelings of distrust, marginalisation and reports of violations. For many developing countries, industrial mining is ... -
Egypt: When football stadiums become military zones
At the recently concluded AFCON, Egypt’s politics of control against its own fans was on display in the empty stands. A few weeks ago ... -
How bonds aimed at the diaspora can raise crucial funds for Africa
If structured the right way and linked to clear goals, diaspora bonds have huge potential to raise much-needed development finance. Nigeria’s first diaspora bond, ... -
“Not the change we voted for”: Liberia awaits more protests as anger rises
Following the 7 June protests, the organisers gave President Weah a one-month ultimatum to act. That deadline is fast-approaching. It has now been almost ... -
The AfCFTA is laudable, but its imminent benefits are overstated
Proponents of the continental free trade area say it will lead to a 52.3% growth in intra-African trade by 2022. But where is this ...
