Author Archives: Stanléy
East African Currency Still Viable?
Last year at the launch of the East African Community Common Market, we wrote on the impending currency the trading bloc hoped to introduce in 2012. However with the debt crisis afflicting the Eurozone at present, how plausible would a single … Continue reading
6 Foreign Nationals Pardoned in Somalia Piracy Trial
On June 18, 6 foreign nationals, 3 Britons, 1 American, and 2 Kenyans, were given jail terms up to 15 years for illegally bringing in US$3m to pay a ransom for an unspecified ship in Somalia. 8 days later, all … Continue reading
Filed under Conflict, Economic and Social Development
Development Afrique returns for 2011.
Happy New Year to all readers, and those interested in African Development. I have been unable to post for nearly two months, however I have done lots of research and have another year of understanding the happenings on the dynamic … Continue reading
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The Economist: The World In 2011. Africa Focus.
Essential reading for any economist, is the seminal The Economist: The World In series. The 2011 edition has just been released, and just like Development Afrique did last year covering the 2010 edition, so we shall look at what was … Continue reading