Ncube Is Right About The Zim$ Here – Liberalise The Exchange Rate, Not A...
That Zimbabwe is still having problems with it currency and money supply is obvious enough, the debate is over what to do about it...
Of Course Ghana Can Eliminate Corruption – Just Make It Not Worth It
The Attorney General has said that it would be impossible to eliminate corruption in Ghana. If we mean completely eliminate then yes, of course,...
Sorry Bill Gates – Poverty Is A Barrier To Excellent Health Care In Africa
We should not perhaps blame Bill Gates for this little comment for the man's far too bright to make a mistake like this. Actually,...
A Fun Suggestion – Circumcise All Tanzanian MPs
There's a certain element of tongue in cheekiness to this suggestion - or perhaps it's simply to make a political point. The idea is...
An Excellent Distinction – Nigeria Is Oil Dependent, Not Oil Rich
Within economics there are two closely related ideas, the resource curse and Dutch Disease - Nigeria suffers from both of them. These two together...
Uganda’s Miss Curvy Contest – Body Positivity Or Exploitation?
It was always obvious that this story about Miss Curvy Uganda was going to make it into The Guardian. It was also equally obvious...
Tanzania’s Cashewnuts – Echoes Of Groundnut Scheme And Kwame Nkrumah’s Screwing Of Farmers
This is really very good indeed, Tanzania's John Magufuli seems to be combining two of Africa's past development horrors into the one single failure....
You’re Right, Zimbabwe’s Government Is Broke Again – Gold Mines Close For Lack Of...
The classic sign of an organisation going bust is that payment terms to creditors start to lengthen. Sure, we all manage our cash flows....
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...
Ghana’s Global Coin Community Help – Not Even A Ponzi Like Menzgold
That there's a certain amount of greed out here among us humans is obvious enough. But we do normally have to be lured a...