Is Africa Doomed to Success?
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Africa’s business and social elite at the recentlyconcluded World Economic Forum Africa in Dar es Salaam were asked at the outset what they thought is the greatest opportunity for Africa now. Read an African panel report here.
The State of Liberal Democracy in Africa: Resurgence or Retreat?
Thursday, April 22, 2010
For much of the post-colonial period, Africans tended to live under
one-party dictatorships. Today, even the most despotic of African
leaders wish to have their leadership affirmed by elections. Democracy
is increasingly seen as the only legitimate form of government in
Africa, but regular multiparty elections are not synonymous with good
government, rule of law, and economic development. Indeed, corruption,
repression, and underdevelopment continue to scar much of Africa.
Is Aid a Matter of Justice?
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
By Marian Tupy
Bono and Bob Geldof blame the West for African poverty. They're wrong.
Africa is poor not because of Western consumption and stinginess, but because it produces too little. Most economists agree that Africa's low productivity is, in large part, a result of misguided policies, such as restrictions on private enterprise, bad institutions, and inadequate rule of law
The Struggle for a Free Zimbabwe: Whose Freedom Is It, Anyway?
Thursday, April 22, 2010
By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare, Zimbabwe.
It is the morning after Robert Mugabe’s wasteful pomp and ceremony disguised as ‘independence celebration’ when the music has died down, euphoria subsided and the stately wine glasses are dry. ZANU-PF fat cats have retired to their expropriated farms while their famished supporters ponder over the source of the next free meal.
Scissors in the Belly- Reflections of Thirty Years of Independence in Zimbabwe
Monday, April 19, 2010
By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare, Zimbabwe
Almost thirty years after independence, we celebrated our independence anniversary on April 18, 2010 with lots and lots of post-independence surgical instruments inadvertently tucked ‘safely’ in the national belly politic and causing untold misery, discomfort and pain.
Oskar Schindler- A Man Zimbabweans Wished They Had
Thursday, April 15, 2010
By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare
As late as 17 and 18 March 2010, Jacob Zuma of South Africa brought a truckload of olive branches to shelter the ageing dictator from further misery, but the man trades value-adding reason for perishable impunity. My question remains: who among ZANU-PF men will stand out as the voice of conscience before the proverbial doors of mercy close?
IMANI Report: Government Fumbling With Our Oil Money Already?
April 2010
We have to commend Government’s recent efforts to loosen up a bit over the now contentious issue of Ghana’s predicted oil revenues. The question is whether it’s opening up enough. And as far as transparency and accountability in the oil sector is concerned, Government of Ghana has begun on a not too good note.
