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Covid-19 and The Great Reset – Implications for Africa

August 29, 2020
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By Karen Sugahara Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020, the disease has caused socio-economic havoc across the globe. Pressing is the magnification of existing inequalities between the haves and have not’s – both at the micro and macro-economic level. Critically, sectors including […]

My Analysis on the Upcoming Elections in Tanzania [The Conversation]

August 28, 2020
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I have written an analysis on the upcoming elections in Tanzania for The Conversation, a network of not-for-profit media outlets that publish news stories written by academics and researchers. In this article, I analyze the forthcoming General Elections in October, 2020. I look at the background, actors, dynamics and what the elections mean for Tanzania’s […]

The Cost of the Third Wave Democratization in Africa: Some Perspectives from Kenya

August 24, 2020
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There is a need to be intentional in as far as shrugging off colonial legacy, particularly in as far as the view on ethnicity is concerned. Similarly, African leaders should harmonize institutional structures that would essentially bring about sustainability of development after their stay in power, rather than development occurring for the sake of a particular individual at the helm of power.

The Brain-drain and its debilitating effects on Contemporary African Development

July 26, 2020
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By Mikhail Nyamweya Paul Collier, in his book The Bottom Billion asserts that Africa incorporates into the Global Capital Market in the form of capital flight, rather than through capital inflows. As such, Africa is currently experiencing a recalibration of the same in the form of ‘human capital flight’, which is mobile and untethered. This […]

Renewal; Healing

July 17, 2020
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He stares into the sky A gaze of optimism Maybe renewal Possibly revival What more he ponders? Life, he wonders Looking forward he promises A smile he conjures Path to redemption A road to possible perfection What does the path manifest? Even he doesn’t know But he holds on with faith That it is the […]

“2018 post” A new kind of challenge

July 16, 2020
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When the year began, my mind was set out to achieve a number of goals. I however didn’t anticipate the challenge I am experiencing now. I was optimistic about the year that lay ahead. I am always optimistic and look forward to any new year with great hope — just like everyone else. Ten months […]