Malian Women are Standing on the Ramparts for a Successful Transition
September 22, 2020, it is a historic and memorable day for Mali which celebrates 60 years of its independence. I join all Malians from...
Africa, stop ruining your future by exporting needed human capital!
Buhari is among wealthy Nigerians who travel abroad for healthcare. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Africa must stop aiding the developed world by exporting the human capital which...
Republic of the Congo Independence Day: Call for a Unique Candidacy of the Liberal...
by Andrea NGOMBET
The Republic of Congo after more than 40 years of ideological monopoly of totalitarian and anti-capitalist forces has become the center of...
World leaders expected to discuss strategy for post-coronavirus economic recovery in Barbados
The Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley and UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi on Wednesday signed an agreement for the hosting of UNCTAD15, officially...
Four Things Burundi Must Accomplish to Resume Its Path to Democracy
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Lara Petricevic, Resident Program Director, Great Lakes @LPetricevic
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In May, Burundi held its first competitive presidential election since the country’s 1993 civil war, prompting hopes...
World Leading Influencers say Democracy Under Threat due to COVID-19
More than 500 political and human rights leaders signed an open letter Thursday expressing their concerns that the coronavirus pandemic is threatening democracy, as...
Burundi After Nkurunziza Has Chance to Take Different Path
Pierre Nkurunziza leaves a legacy of presiding over the erosion of Burundi’s once-lauded post-civil war settlement. An opportunity now exists to bring discipline to...
PARIS CLUB DEBT MORATORIUM TO CONGO-B : DEMOCRATIC CONDITIONS TO HELL?
The Paris Club has decided a moratorium from May to December 2020 on the servicing of the external debt of the Republic of Congo,...
HOW ETHIOPIA CAN BECOME THE NEXT CHINA
BY PIERREPONT JOHNSON
Between 2007-2018, only two countries achieved at least 6% annual economic growth. China is one. The other is Ethiopia. Similar to China,...
World Oceans Day: Post-COVID recovery should lock in ocean sustainability
The Commonwealth Secretary-General is urging governments to ensure their countries’ post-COVID economic recoveries are environmentally sustainable and safe for the ocean.
Forty-seven of the Commonwealth’s 54 member...
