Impoverishing Africa: EU and China’s illegal fishing

The process of appropriation is how the market economy works, but there is a vast difference in trade relationships between advanced nations – US and Japan, or France and Germany – than there is between advanced nations and underdeveloped ones – US and Guatemala, or France the Cameroons. The unequal terms of trade are a [...]

Narcotics and dependent capitalism in Africa

The most significant challenge of Africa in the next few decades will be to transform itself from a largely informal and semi-legal “dependent outward-oriented” economy to a legitimate inward-looking one that is integrated intra-continentally under a model that is comparable to that of the EU and develops more equitable terms of trade with developed countries. [...]

Tyranny in Uganda

Is it possible that an opposition leader in any given nation state is a criminal? I think we can all answer in the affirmative. Yes, it is certainly possible that in any given country an opposition leader might well be a criminal. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on [...]

CONSERVATION: New technology and the elephant

At the heart of the wildlife dispute were divergent views on the 2007 deal that settled on a nine-year breather for the ivory trade, explains WANJOHI KABUKURU The 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) of the Conference on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) simply known as World Wildlife Trade Talks took place in Qatar’s humid [...]

Continuing Colonialism: World Bank Funds Mining in Africa

Ahafo Gold Mine in Ghana The private finance sector arm of the World Bank Group announced last month that it would invest $300 million to promote mining in Africa. “Mining is a critically important yet challenging sector and [the International Finance Corporation] IFC has a role to play in supporting responsible companies that will bring [...]

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