“Export-led growth strategies?” And the risks of such strategies?

– lack of product diveristy in economies that rely only products in which they have comparative advantage;
– African countires have a comparative advantage mainly in primary commodities, which have a long term trend of declining prices;
– leading to deteriorating terms of trade,…[Read more]

“Export-led growth strategies?” And the risks of such strategies?

– lack of product diveristy in economies that rely only products in which they have comparative advantage;
– African countires have a comparative advantage mainly in primary commodities, which have a long term trend of declining prices;
– leading to deteriorating terms of trade,…[Read more]

Peace and security

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In the wake of the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, protests began in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on 15 February 2011. The movement turned into civil war, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 victims. After…[Read more]

Africa, our future
According to statisticians, Africa has just crossed the threshold of one billion people: it now houses one of seven human, when she hosted in only 1 out of 10 in 1950, and host 1 in 5 in 2050, 2 billion people. This is one of the signs that make Africa, the main crucible of misery, a source of growth and die for our…[Read more]

The future of Africa depends on foreign aid sincere and genuine
François Hollande, on his first visit to Africa as French president, has not been stingy with words praising Africa.
Africa is supported by an unprecedented population dynamics … Africa is the world’s economic future. It is the continent of growth, progress and development. The…[Read more]

Via Campesina press statement

“(Rome, 15th October 2012) At the press conference that took place today in Rome during the 39th session of the World Committee for Food Security, the Via Campesina representatives highlighted the risks that peasant agriculture will face if the issue of agricultural investment were to open the door to new land-…[Read more]

Good day! I finally managed to upload the audio of Saturday skype in TPU-ACT 6 cases group. Five files with some sound distorsion I\’m afraid.

“Isn’t the question of the futures of Africa the question of whether or not the populations will at some point become self-reliant and articulate enough to effectively demand from their representatives to be more responsive towards their explicit needs?”
Absolutely YES. And the bill should be shared between the populations and their political r…[Read more]

French Verbosity made in Africa. Achille Mbembe on Foucault et al. Loved it, but it could all have benefitted from some norwegian snytax and minimalism. Anyhow, join in and share some of your constructive ideas with me.