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On the ongoing cocoa boom and what it tells us about the current state (and future) of African agriculture
Long relegated to the back burner, African agriculture — a sector that is critical for poverty reduction — is experiencing steady productivity decline…
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Ken Opalo
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(Energy) poverty is very bad for humans and the environment
It’s time to stop pretending that the planet will be saved by maintaining energy poverty in low-income states
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Ken Opalo
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Gulf Cash & Influence in African States
There is enormous potential for Africa-Gulf relations to propel economic prosperity on both sides of the Red Sea; but only if both sets of leaders can…
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Recognizing Somaliland
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Africa in 2024
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Academic research and policy research are two different things
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Putting the recent coups in the Sahel in broader perspective
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(Energy) poverty is very bad for humans and the environment
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On America's structural inability to effectively compete with China in Africa
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Policymaking for economic transformation in African states: what ought to be done
A simple case for embracing sound principles of economics and politics to improve policy design, implementation, and sustainability in the region
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Academic research and policy research are two different things
The case for investing in context-specific policy research and implementation strategies
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Ken Opalo
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The case for keeping Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger within ECOWAS
On why the ECOWAS leadership should avoid playing into the hands of junta leaders in the Sahelian states
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Ken Opalo
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What next for Equatorial Guinea after oil?
Lessons in natural resource exploitation in African states
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Is there an "Africa penalty" in sovereign ratings by credit agencies?
On the information problems associated with risk analysis in Africa
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Ken Opalo
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Civil War in Sudan
On the failures of state-building and the daunting challenges ahead for a beleaguered country and its peoples
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Ken Opalo
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Recognizing Somaliland
Ethiopia is on course to break a taboo on African territorial sovereignty; and what it means for the geopolitics of the Horn and wider Red Sea region
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