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Protecting wild fauna is a sovereignty challenge

14 September, 201714 September, 2017

Africa often makes headlines in the international media for poaching, which I deplore and strongly condemn. By 2015, a Minnesota dentist had provoked an international outcry by shooting down the famous Cecil lion in Zimbabwe during a “big game sport hunt”. But we forget that poaching does not only kill animals, it also kills ourContinue reading Protecting wild fauna is a sovereignty challenge →

South Africa, Nigeria: turning growth into wealth for all

11 September, 201711 September, 2017

For the past few days, economists and analysts have been cautiously pleased that two economic locomotives in Africa are returning to positive growth rates. Nigeria and South Africa, which have competed for years as the continent’s leading economies, are experiencing a growth rate of 0.55% and 2.5% respectively. These numbers are positive, but is thatContinue reading South Africa, Nigeria: turning growth into wealth for all →

Faced with the galloping demographics, what public policies?

24 August, 2017

I am following up with my latest thoughts on the demographic transition that our continent is experiencing. We have posed the problem in its major trends in our last post, but it is also appropriate, I believe, to see how we can deal with this phenomenon. One of the levers on which it is possibleContinue reading Faced with the galloping demographics, what public policies? →

Birth control or better development policies?

16 August, 201721 August, 2017

It seems that time has come to debate the demography of Africa. Reports, experts and politicians have been concerned for some time on the subject, which is sensitive in most developing countries, of the rapidly growing population and sometimes even dealing with the idea of birth control. Some are referring to some ancient theories, likeContinue reading Birth control or better development policies? →