Celebrities, Institutions, Foundations – Sure They Should Return NAM1 Gifts From Menzgold
By now everyone's sure - or should be - that Menzgold was no more than a Ponzi scheme being run by NAM1. Nana Appiah...
Let’s Copy Ethiopia’s Excellent Method Of Dealing With Foreign NGOs
Ethiopia might seem a strange place to be taking governance tips from but there's merit in this proposal - limits upon what foreign financed...
What’s Wrong With Ghana’s Economy – Only 2% Of Employment Is In Formal Sector
We may or may not want to take as precisely accurate this estimate of the employment in Ghana's formal economy - only 2%. This...
Zimbabwe’s One Sensible Economic Move – Abolishing The Special Exchange Rate For Fuel Purchases
Something that's just so hard to get across to people is that special exemptions and treatments for certain parts of the economy just don't...
What An Interesting Banking Situation In Ghana – Yes, It’s Politics
We do have to warn that our information source here is more than only slightly partial. But it does hang together, does make sense....
Ethiopia’s Government Raises Price Of Houses After They’ve Been Paid For
A standard point economists like to make is that economic development depends upon "institutions". Things like the rule of law, certainty of contract, the...
Uganda’s Mariam Nabatanzi – One Woman, 38 Surviving Children
This is going to be close to some sort of global record, one Ugandan woman, Mariam Nabatanzi, has 38 surviving children. She's not aided...
Ghana’s Boring Year, Few Sex Tapes – No, This Is Good News
That the entertainment industry exists to entertain is an obvious point, that sex tapes entertain perhaps less so. Although they must, given that so...
Nigeria’s Minimum Wage Is Too High At $80 A Month – Don’t Raise It
There's a threat of strike action in Nigeria over the new possible level of the national minimum wage. The problem is that the demand...
Not Good News For Zimbabwe – VP Mohadi Above The Law It Seems
A useful test of how well a country is doing is whether those who purport to rule it are subject to the same laws...