Boris Johnson, the man who led the Brexit campaign, has been appointed as the UK’s chief diplomat. It has sent shudders down many spines, but does Africa need to worry?
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It is time to jettison the vague notion of African time. And for Africa to clean up its act.
Some economists have touted the rising middle class as a panacea for Africa’s challenges. But a more realistic diagnosis of what makes up a middle class is needed.
More than 90% of Africa’ small-scale famers get their seeds from informal systems. Governments and donors should shift their attention from the formal and invest more in the informal sector.
The international conference for the economic recovery of Mali resulted in promises of substantial aid, but the areas targeted fail to address the country’s real needs.
Students of the social and political sciences can benefit enormously from being taught literature, short stories and watching artistic feature films.
More than thirty gigantic infrastructure projects threaten Africa’s environment without offering economic benefits.
Although Sierra Leone is not yet officially ebola-free, there are significant improvements. Economic recovery discussions have also started. Care needs to be taken to ensure broader societal benefit.
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Head of Statistics and Surveys Unit (SSU), African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer at Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Natural Resources and Development, University of East Anglia
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MSU Foundation Professor, Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
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Économiste, Chargé d'enseignement, Sciences Po
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Reader in International Development, University of Bath
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Professor of Finance & Deputy Head of School, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of International Law, University of Pretoria
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Afrobarometer Senior Analyst/Methodologist, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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