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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
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On America's structural inability to effectively compete with China in Africa
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Natural resources and economic (under)development in Africa
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On why I remain bullish on Nigeria
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A Dying Françafrique?
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Is `Global Development' dead?
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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…
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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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