Government the Facilitator not the Employer
This article piggybacks off an earlier piece titled “The definition of GDP does not include employment rates” in which I…
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Cheta Nwanze: What Nigeria Needs to Know About the ‘Global Economy’
It took centuries before capitalism’s survival and future growth depended on an increase of the standards of living among the…
If a Genocide on the Scale of Rwanda Happened in Europe, Would We stand Idly By?
The twentieth anniversary of the Rwanda genocide is upon us, a moment which has prompted several reflections upon that horrific…
The Rwandan Genocide, 20 Years Later
Antoine Rwego-Gasasira: I took this photo at the Ntarama memorial site in April 2012. For me and for many others in my generation,…
African Writers’ Corner: The Past, Now and Future
Hankering over the ‘glorious’ past as we confront our present struggles is not really helpful. Rather we should dare to…
Is the Success of M-Pesa ‘Empowering’ Kenyan Rural Women?
The popular mobile money transfer service, M-Pesa, appears to improve the everyday lives of rural women in Kenya. But a…