If Brenton Harrison Tarrant Is A Fascist Then He’s A Left Wing Terrorist, Obviously
That gross and appalling tragedy in New Zealand. Nutter opening fire at mosques as Friday prayers take place. Yes, obviously, a tragedy and appalling....
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%...
Oh Dear, Another Owen Jones Shoot Off Mouth, Shoot Off Foot Moment
It's almost as if Owen Jones is suffering from otherfootitis, the inability to open mouth other than to change feet. He's, obviously enough, outraged...
Of Course India Should Have Sold ONGC’s Oil And Gas Fields To Foreigners
There are those who insist that a national government must own the company which extracts natural resources from the territory of that country. This...
IMF Tells Ethiopia – No More Foreign Currency Market Borrowings, Probably Sensibly
The IMF has told the Ethiopian Government that it really must stop borrowing from the overseas markets in foreign currency - this is probably...
Battle Of Adwa – Not First Battle Victory of Blacks Over White Colonisers But...
Ethiopia has been celebrating the Battle of Adwa when Menelik II and his troops took apart an Italian army trying to invade the country....
Tanzania’s Shakedown Of Acacia Mining Might Work – In The Short Term
Tanzania's pursuit of Acacia Mining - the lies over gold contents and taxation - looks like it might work in the short term. That...
US Citizens To Need EU Visas From 2021 – It’s America’s Fault, Sadly
Currently United States citizens visiting the European Union for under 90 days do not need a visa - this will change from 2021, all...
Ooops! – System Error Crashes Entire Electricity Grid Of Argentina And Uruguay
The entirety of two countries seems to be without electrical power this morning as a failure in the grid has left both Argentina and...
There Is No Shortage Of Forex In Zimbabwe – It’s Just The Wrong Price
Given Zimbabwe's recent history it's entirely remarkable that the government is still getting this wrong. Perhaps some people just need things explained again and...