Articles tagged with: Africa
FOR once an investment fad seems justified: the 21st century is shaping up to be that of the emerging markets, just as the 20th was America’s century and the 19th Britain’s. But that …
Cheetah Blogger Comment: Tomorrow is my birthday and I couldn’t think of a better birthday gift from the Mckinsey quarterly in their featured package. This is the kind of thorough and realist analysis that should …
Your vision for Africa’s future is a controversial one. Do you really believe that aid is dead?
If aid were a private-sector business or a political system, it would definitely have gone by …
Cheetahblog Comment: Though tackling a quite issues, this piece has the merit to be thought-provoking.
Muammar al-Qaddafi isn’t exactly known for brilliant ideas on maximizing political justice; his own country, Libya, is essentially his …
Cheetah Blog Commentary: Though very pro-Kagame, Michael is hitting the nail on the head. The misunderstanding of the continent and mostly Afro-pessimism are the main causes of the current status quo in many countries. It …
CHETAH BLOG Commentary: This video is obviously a satire but makes a great point. “Cheetah Blog” was born because one young African, tired of all the negative reporting on his continent, decided to re-imagine, …
To stimulate growth and development in Africa, governments and international organizations to reverse the negative consequences of the “brain drain.” Aid donors should tap into the underutilized knowledge of Africans living outside of Africa when …
The African Renaissance, a copper monument larger than the Statue of Liberty, erected in Senegal as a symbol of a brighter future for Africa.
Critics call its 28 million dollar price tag a waste of money, …
Senegal, often held up as an African success story,
celebrates 50 years of independence this weekend, one of many
countries on the continent to mark a half century of
post-colonial life this year.
The country is commemorating the occasion …
Hundreds of billions that could have been used for poverty alleviation and economic development lost, finds new report from Global Financial Integrity
Africa lost $854 billion in illicit financial outflows from 1970 through 2008, according to …
