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America’s tariff wars present no upside opportunities for African economies
The tariff’s most important negative impact will be via the coming global economic slowdown
Apr 14
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Ken Opalo
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America’s tariff wars present no upside opportunities for African economies
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March 2025
The problem of organizing weak states; and why Africa needs a new model of Pan-Africanism
Africa’s regional hegemons must step up in the management of Continental affairs; doing so would not necessarily violate the spirit of Pan-Africanism.
Mar 31
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Ken Opalo
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The problem of organizing weak states; and why Africa needs a new model of Pan-Africanism
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How reflexive catastrophizing inhibits policy imagination in African states
On the need for a grounded understanding of contemporary challenges and progress in African states
Mar 14
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Ken Opalo
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How reflexive catastrophizing inhibits policy imagination in African states
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African countries must urgently start the process of ending aid dependency
On why African countries must seize this moment to start the journey towards self-sufficiency
Mar 2
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Ken Opalo
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African countries must urgently start the process of ending aid dependency
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February 2025
What will become of international development after the end of the aid paradigm?
Some thoughts in response to questions I get from students and young professionals
Feb 20
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Ken Opalo
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What will become of international development after the end of the aid paradigm?
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On American aid cuts/disruptions
When the music stops, those who’ve outsourced their ambitions get exposed
Feb 5
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Ken Opalo
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January 2025
What explains the “ambition gap” among Africa’s (ruling) elites?
On the drivers of African elites’ addiction to muddling through developmentalism
Jan 27
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Ken Opalo
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What explains the “ambition gap” among Africa’s (ruling) elites?
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International recognition for Somaliland should be conditioned on concrete economic and political reforms
On Somaliland’s historical political economy, and how best outsiders can help Somalilanders take charge of their destiny in the quest for continued…
Jan 13
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Ken Opalo
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International recognition for Somaliland should be conditioned on concrete economic and political reforms
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Africa in 2025
This year will see several African countries consolidate their return to a growth trajectory in the aftermath of COVID, even as security challenges in…
Jan 6
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Ken Opalo
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December 2024
2024: Year in Review
African countries weathered ongoing fiscal squeeze better than expected, with emerging shoots of economic recovery. Electoral jamboree delivered mixed…
Dec 30, 2024
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Ken Opalo
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What sorts of reforms under Trump could reshape Africa-U.S. relations for the better?
Most reasonable people agree that Africa-US relations need a proper reboot. The coming opening for reforms under Trump presents some interesting…
Dec 5, 2024
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Ken Opalo
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What sorts of reforms under Trump could reshape Africa-U.S. relations for the better?
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November 2024
The World Bank and other IFIs should get serious about climate adaptation in low-income countries
Instead of merely externalizing high-income countries’ policy priorities (especially mitigation), focus should be on promoting energy access for rapid…
Nov 12, 2024
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Ken Opalo
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The World Bank and other IFIs should get serious about climate adaptation in low-income countries
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