Mining operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Enough Project
By Amani Matabaro Tom, Fellow and Scholar at…
It is painfully clear that South Africa is performing poorly, exacerbating problems such as inequality and exclusion. The economy’s ability…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
The issue of debt sustainability has been the focus of continued theoretical and practical interest over the years. In emerging markets,…
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Conflict, drought and locusts are leading concerns for African food security but the relative importance and spatiotemporal scale of crises…
Recent growth accelerations in Africa are characterized by increasing productivity in agriculture, a declining share of the labor force…
Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune. The coronavirus pandemic,…
When asked about the significance of the French Revolution, Zhou Enlai reportedly said it was “too early to tell”. Assessing the…
In the face of the trifecta of fiscal adversity currently facing governments as
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this report brings good…
In this introduction to the special issue on decolonizing African Studies, we discuss some of the epicolonial dynamics that characterize…