An Africanist Perspective

An Africanist Perspective

What explains the “ambition gap” among Africa’s (ruling) elites?

On the drivers of African elites’ addiction to muddling through developmentalism

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Ken Opalo
Jan 27, 2025
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I: Africa’s elites cannot outsource their countries’ developmental ambitions

Former Liberian Minister for Public Works and Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, Gyude Moore, recently wrote an excellen…

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