The governor of Kenya’s capital city has made no secret of his love for bling: He has posted photos of a golden lion statue and a gilded dining room set, and has shown up at meetings draped in gold jewelry. At rallies, he hands out cash to supporters.
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Radhika Balakrishnan and Diane Elson. Economic Policy and Human Rights presents a powerful critique of three decades of Neo-liberal economic…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Almas Heshmati. This edited volume focuses on economic integration, currency union, and sustainable and inclusive growth in East Africa.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Deborah Brautigam. Highly topical. Draws on completely new research in China and Africa to provide the first comprehensive account of…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reviewed by: David Black. Richard Joseph and Alexandra Gillies, eds. Smart Aid for African Development. Boulder, Colo.; Lynne Rienner Publishers,…
In the annals of African development tragedies, a singularly isolated thought that any country in the continent would gain and sustain traction in its development trajectory would be both anachronistic and devoid of rational expectations.
While Africa’s lack of modern energy and minimum carbon footprint have made it the slightest contributor to the growing global warming crisis, the massive continent
One would be hard-pressed to notice a difference in Nigeria’s state of affairs since this report was issued four years ago. Tim Cocks and Joe Brocks. In late 2013, Nigeria’s then central bank governor Lamido Sanusi wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan claiming that the state oil company had failed to remit tens of billions of oil revenues it owed the state.
Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet I’m off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I’ve had all my shots,
I have traveller’s checks and pills for the trots!
The Development Set is bright and noble
Owalabi Bakre. Nigeria loses US$600 million annually to money laundering. Between the mid-1980s and 1999, Nigeria lost US$100billion to money…