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The police intervene with tear gas against anti-tax protestors marching on the Kenyan parliament in Nairobi in June 2023. Photo by Edwin Ndeke/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Kenya protests show citizens don’t trust government with their tax money: can Ruto make a meaningful new deal?

Citizens willingly pay taxes in return for government using these resources to provide services such as education and health.
A corner shop in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Small businesses could benefit from sharing resources, like electricity. Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Power cuts are hurting small businesses in South Africa ‑ but sharing resources and equipment might be a solution

By sharing resources and equipment, SMEs could reduce operational costs and increase their resilience in the face of power cuts.
The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that our communities must be self-sustaining rather than reliant on volatile global value chains. Co-operatives bring resiliency self-determination to local economies. (Shutterstock)

Canada’s small businesses could be saved by converting them to co‑operatives

The co-operative business model needs to be seriously considered and nurtured as a viable response to closing companies and lost jobs as a result of the pandemic.
A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus

Africa’s leaders need to implement COVID-19 policies that protects African economies from the health crisis.

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