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Des manifestants lors d'une grève à Durban, en Afrique du Sud, contre le chômage élevé, la pauvreté et les inégalités. Siyabonga Sokhela/Gallo Images via Getty Images

September 17, 2025

Inégalités en Afrique : les causes et les moyens d'y mettre fin

Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand

Les élites ont souvent façonné ou manipulé les politiques publiques de manière à protéger leurs intérêts et à renforcer les inégalités.

Protesters during a strike in Durban, South Africa over high unemployment, poverty and inequality. Photo by Siyabonga Sokhela/Gallo Images via Getty Images

September 15, 2025

Inequality in Africa: what drives it, how to end it and what some countries are getting right

Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand

Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.

Gandhi’s statue, which sat in this quad at the University of Ghana, caused great controversy. TG23/Shutterstock

May 14, 2019

The background story to a statue of Gandhi and the University of Ghana

Ernest Aryeetey, University of Ghana

Gandhi was celebrated for the things he taught the world in his later years, through his writings, ideas and lifestyle. He was celebrated for seeking peace for all the peoples of the world.

Agriculture remains the major source of employment in Ghana, even though its share in the economy has been in steady decline. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon

March 5, 2016

Ghana needs a new strategy to create decent jobs and reduce inequality

Ernest Aryeetey, University of Ghana and William Baah-Boateng, University of Ghana

Economic growth is a necessary condition for development. But it can only pass the sufficient condition test if growth translates into high-earning jobs. Ghana’s recent history illustrates this.

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