26/11/2020
Leaders across Africa have congratulated the US President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory earlier this month. Many hope that his election will mean stronger ties with African countries. But what will the new US administration’s foreign policy priorities be and are there any early hints about how Biden will approach the continent? Nick Westcott, …
Photo Credit: jlhervàs, Flickr As we inch towards a Biden presidency, we wonder how, if at all, the new occupant of the White House will leave his mark on Africa. Bill Clinton’s term brought the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Georg...
18/11/2020
The current crisis in Tigray has not appeared from a clear blue sky. Its roots are deep in Ethiopia’s history and its outcome will dictate the country’s future. It is unlikely that Ethiopia will fall apart. But a period of violence is probable and w...
13/11/2020
Power is addictive. Almost no-one gives it up voluntarily. So societies evolve ways to transfer power from one person or one generation to another when a change is necessary. The question is whether these systems prove effective. All eyes today are fixe...
03/11/2020
Image: Voter in Tanzania, 2018. Author Madjika87. Source Wikimedia Commons How are African countries dealing with elections during Covid-19? Already there have been three elections in Mali, Burundi and last week in Guinea. Tomorrow Tanzania goes to the ...
27/10/2020
Photo Credit: Rodrigo Amorim Carmen Reinhart, the chief economist at the World Bank, feels that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) should step up their borrowing in the battle against the Covid-19 virus. “First you worry about fighting t...
19/10/2020
The pre-colonial African economy was not poor. Not in the terms we measure it now, in GDP per capita, or in health and wealth. It was much the same as most other parts of the world before the coming of the industrial revolution: most people farmed, a few peopl...
28/9/2020
Image Credit: Yvonne, African market Negotiations over the sovereign debt of developing countries were much simpler at the time of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, launched in 1996 with the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. G...
18/9/2020
In lieu of the publishers fair that usually takes place at the ASAUK Bienniel Conference, we welcome you to a virtual publishers exhibit. As a member, you can explore the latest titles and access exclusive discounts. Some of the publishers have created dedicat...
08/9/2020