Oloibiri is a town located a few kilometers away from the city of Port Harcourt…
Tag: economics
The market decides if we are free
Before Nana Akufo-Addo’s inauguration as Ghana’s new President, the Financial Times sent its Africa…
Africa: why western economists get it wrong
Development economics as a field of study was formally launched in the 1950s by the…
Corporate tax is a feminist matter
CitiGroup, Coca Cola, ExxonMobil, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Verizon, Wal-Mart, Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase, Bank…
Decolonizing the teaching of economics
Recently Ihsaan Bassier, a graduate student in economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT)…
Hillary Clinton, Goldman Sachs and ‘African Development’
Hillary Clinton is still refusing to release the transcripts of three paid speeches she gave…
It’s the economy stupid, N°2
Here’s episode 2 in our new series. If you missed the first instalment and the…
Is one continent, one country a viable strategy for Africa-China relations?
Three top executives of state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation Limited were fatally shot in the…
The emperor gets a new wardrobe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently had 40 African leaders donned in his signature raw…
The World Bank has a terrible memory
I am currently working on a small project with some colleagues on the economic impact…