However, we have not done such bad banking deals, like Iceland or Ireland, that we require
international financial institutions to rescue our economy, and we have no seeming financial …

African elites' perpetual hope for export-led growth based on primary commodity extraction
continues to suffer from harsh economic, political and now also climatic and public-health …

The economies of Africa are on the move. After years of setbacks, growth rates are rising, as
political and economic reforms sweep the continent. Statist economic policies and non …

AFRICA, S DEVELOPMENT CRISIS is unique. Not only is Africa the poorest region in the
world, but it was also the only major developing region with negative growth in income per …

South Africa is at the crossroad of history. It is in the throes of political change and reform.
Although the pressure for change has been building up for a number of years and has now …

The jury is out and the verdict is in, according to most leftist commentators on the African
National Congress (ANC) government. The South African political leadership has forgotten …

Every scholar would appreciate the gift of a book. It is the knowledge in books that nourishes
and enlivens scholarship. There is, therefore, no greater gift to a scholar, a Professor of …

Emerging Africa is a short glossy book written primarily to influence policy makers by
showcasing the impressive accomplishments of 17 African countries over the past decade …

Growth recovery remains elusive in Sub-Saharan Africa and risks for another lost decade
are real▶ Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to slow to 2.5 percent …

Nigeria's economic situation in 2016 is fast degenerating into early eighties-like doomsday
situation in which oil price collapse is translating into a currency crisis, inflationary spiral …