Monetary imperialism in Francophone Africa
The transcript of a conversation with Senegalese development economist, Ndongo Samba Sylla, about monetary policy and its colonial legacy.
The transcript of a conversation with Senegalese development economist, Ndongo Samba Sylla, about monetary policy and its colonial legacy.
Technological change is not simply a neutral and inevitable process—it is shaped and driven by existing social relations.
The problem of African countries' memberships to multiple regional bodies? There's no problem.
The Tanzania government's brand of heavy-handed state intervention risks fueling skepticism about the role of the state in development.
The authors of an upcoming edited book to revisit Samr Amir's legacy in economics, write about what they wanted to achieve.
For one, take economic management out of the control of neoliberal technocrats.
Challenging the success narrative that masks the disruptive social impact of neoliberal transformation under General Yoweri Museveni in Uganda.
The consequences for land grabbing on the African continent could be devastating for the development goals of nations in the long term.
What economic gains are in the peace deal between longstanding foes?
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For France's former colonies in Africa to enjoy true independence, they need to control over their own money and budgets.
Is there a future for industrialization on the African continent?
Despite what Dangote wants us to believes about the magical power of entrepreneurship, his business savvy alone is not why he made it.
Through poor judgement, poor oversight, and negligence the IFC, the private investment arm of the World Bank, too often appears to be doing more harm than good.
As the commodity super-cycle’s denouement now makes obvious the need for change, at least it is clear to all that Africans are not lying down.
This is the first opportunity for Gambians since independence in 1965 to have a broad-ranging public conversation on its future.
Opportunities like China’s One Belt One Road Initiative cannot simply be ignored, but should be engaged with critically.
In Zambians' hurry to get rid themselves of President Kenneth Kaunda, they lost their way in the process.
The ways in which state elites and the private sector have found ways to swindle the poor.
Oloibiri is a town located a few kilometers away from the city of Port Harcourt in