Why Not Prosecute NAM1? The Menzgold Money Has Gone Already Anyway
We have a warning that a criminal prosecution of NAM1 in the Menzgold case isn't the way to go - this being an error...
There’s A Simple Solution To Ethiopia’s Low Coffee Prices
It is entirely true that coffee growers in poor places don't receive very much from the sale of a cup of java in a...
Hilarity In Ethiopia – Statistically Carless Country Has Car Free Day
This little story brought more than just the one gurgle, snort. Ethiopia is one of the poorer places on the planet - getting richer,...
Ghana’s Menzgold – Welcome To Another Ponzi, This One From NAM
It always surprises when people get sucked into a Ponzi scheme such as the Menzgold one currently unraveling in Ghana. Surprises because the signs...
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...
Ethiopia’s FX Black Market – Why Not Just Free The Exchange Rate?
Ethiopia has been cracking down on the black market in foreign exchange in that country. A more sensible idea would be to simply move...
Zimbabwe’s Teachers Strike For Cash Salaries – The Country’s Bizarre Money System
The school teachers in Zimbabwe are on strike for what we might consider a bizarre reason - they're insisting that their salaries should be...
To Explain That Gabon Coup Attempt – Political Power Makes Money, So Why Not?
A rather pitiful coup attempt in Gabon, a few from the Army decide they'd like to be rich and famous so they announce they're...
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...
Fascinating Idea From Ghana – Impeach Finance Ministers For Deficit Of 6% Of GDP
This is an interesting little piece of macroeconomic management being proposed in Ghana. If the Finance Minister allows a budget deficit of over 5%...