Archive for February, 2009
Take a fricking hike, Bono
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Catch up with Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo who is attracting a lot of press for her new book that forcefully calls for cutting the aid umbilical cord between Africa and donors. A tad doctrinaire but I must say that I am in full agreement with the notion that true material development of the sort that [...]
What happens when the oil runs out?
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Interesting article about Gabon’s strategy (if you want it to term it that) to survive the rapidly approaching day when oil runs out. It appears the goal now is to jump onto other extractive industries such as minerals mining and timber logging. After all these years of oil, why wasn’t the human capital of Gabon [...]
Drug Wars
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009A doomsday scenario that looks more and more possible if we don’t address the issue of hard drug trafficking in Ghana. Do we want the sort of quality of life (not) found in Mexico or Columbia? Then we need to come up with a well-thought strategy and execute!
White Elephants In The Making?
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Is this the best use of $1 billion dollars in such a poverty stricken place? Even if it is for the number one sport in the world. You make the call.