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What exactly is South Africa getting from its diplomatic dalliance with Russia and other BRICS states?

On Pretoria's seemingly rudderless foreign policy posture in Africa and beyond

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Is `Global Development' dead?

The case for optimism on the possibilities for economic expansion and continued improvements in human welfare

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An illustration of the high cost of low state (fiscal) capacity in Liberia

Reactions to a statement from the US Ambassador to Liberia

Apr 28 •

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Policymakers in several African countries are on the wrong side of the medical professionals "brain drain" debate

The solution to high-skill emigration ought to be to expand and raise the standards of training medical professionals, not blanket bans on emigration

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The puzzling geopolitics of America's support for proposed World Bank reforms

In supporting a pivot away from the primary concerns of low-income countries, the US risks losing an important lever of policy influence around the…

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Managing the coming lithium boom (and bust) in select African states

Lithium-rich African countries would benefit from aggressively localizing refining and pursuing mine ownership structures that eliminate informational…

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On America's structural inability to effectively compete with China in Africa

Institutions and policy tools at the core of US Africa Policy are ill-suited for the times

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On why I remain bullish on Nigeria

Political development over the last 25 years, opportunities for subnational experimentation/variation, and nascent restructuring of political economy…

Mar 16 •

The World Bank African Countries Need

The case for bigger and transformative ideas, faster project implementation, better policy research, more and better data collection

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A Dying Françafrique?

On why France is no longer the unchallenged major global power in francophone Africa and what it means for the region (and for France)

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