Zimbabwe new monetary measures: Living a lie, face collapse
Dollarisation is a simple monetary arrangement which the political classes have contrived to misunderstand, and consequently, Zimbabwe, which never actually completed the process of dollarisation, unwittingly abandoned it and in its place brought about what I term a “dollar-exchange regime”. So deep-seated is the misunderstanding of dollarisation, there is the absence of an awareness of […]
Burundi accuses Belgium of ordering hit on independence hero
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Political rift in Ivory Coast raises concerns for 2020
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Madagascar Elections – 36 Candidates, 4 (Ex-) Presidents, and a Lot of Money
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Final Farewell to UN’s Kofi Annan at Ghana State Funeral
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The Latest Hip African Coffee? Nespresso Says It’s Zimbabwe Brew
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May and Merkel backing Mnangagwa is bad news for Zimbabwe
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working…
Uganda’s Bobi Wine embodies the rise of African youth
They call him the Ghetto President. The Ugandan singer and activist Bobi Wine, born in a Kampala slum…
Can India Keep Pace With China in Africa?
If it weren’t for China, Africa’s largest trading partner would be India. But how different is its mode…
Prisoners Held With Lions, Hyenas – Former Somali Region President Omar Arrested
Clashes in the Somali region of Ethiopia led to the burning of churches, looting and rape. Police and…
