To What Extent Does Economic Dependence Inform the Anachronistic Practice of Female Genital Circumcision in Africa?

John O. Ifediora. Abstract. Female genital circumcision is a procedure that requires the excision…


Leadership Structure: The African Experience

There are indisputably significant divergences in the degree of development of countries across the…


To forgive or not to forgive: A timely question in an era of Terror

John O. Ifediora. Introduction. Simon Wiesenthal’s seminal narrative of his experiences as a Nazi…


The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy and Economic Management of Oil Exporting Countries

Benn Eifert, Alan Gelb and Nils Borje Tallroth. Introduction. Most mineral exporters, and in…


Dominance Of The Informal Economy in Africa

  Rafael La Porta and Andrei Shleifer.   Abstract. We examine the productivity of…


GLOBALIZATION, REGIONALIZATION AND INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION CONVERGENCE OF AFRICA

Vlatka Bilas*, Sanja Franc. Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Zagreb Zagreb,…


Rethinking Foreign Aid for Fragile States

Kiertisak Toh and Prahlad Kasturi.  Many fragile states experienced conflict and its adverse impact…


Energy and sustainable development in Nigeria: the way forward

Sunday Olayinka Oyedepo. Abstract. Access to clean modern energy services is an enormous challenge…


ISIS in Africa: The Danger of Political Correctness

Hussein Solomon. That the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is spreading into Africa is…


The benefits and short-comings of using social and economic development as counter-terrorism tools.

Three countries—Israel, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom (U.K.)—have enacted social and…