In the News: Dependency and Development
Two recent articles point out how aid recipients are often more in tune with their needs and their cultural and political contexts than the development organization might be. The New […]
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In the News: “Modern” Africa
“How Africa’s New Urban Centers are Shifting Its Old Colonial Boundaries”
In The Atlantic, Howard W. French explores the expansion of Lagos, Nigeria, toward Accra, Ghana, all the way to […]
In the News: Combating Poverty and Hunger
Two articles in The Guardian this week focused on poverty and hunger in Africa and ways that African leaders should combat them. Two complementary articles push for understanding root causes […]
In the News: Land Reform in South Africa
“Land Reform in South Africa: Seeds of Change”
The Economist reports here that 50 percent of land reform projects in South Africa have failed, despite […]
In the News: Guinea and its Mineral Wealth
Two articles this week focus on the West African country of Guinea, especially on the fight to control its natural resources. Guinea’s first democratically elected president faces an uphill battle […]