Economics 101 by Mohamed Wehliye. 1. Your Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta- We can’t compare our debt/gdp ratio to that of Japan. Different countries have different tipping points when it comes to debt. Japan is a wealthy nation. Their 200% debt/gdp is our 50. Japan is one of our big creditors. Sisi we can lend to who? […]
Al Jazeera comes to Kenya to investigate the Battle for Africa
The Battle For Africa, the first in a two-part People & Power investigation into the effects of China’s increasing influence in Africa, premieres on Al Jazeera on Thursday, 28 August 2014. Emmy-winning Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura travels to Kenya, to witness how the rise of Chinese business in Africa has changed the balance of […]
Uganda: oil, corruption and entitlement
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China-Japan row over disputed islands threatens to escalate
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Japanese firms close offices in China as islands row escalates
US defence secretary urges restraint as diplomatic dispute over East China Sea islands threatens countries’ close economic ties
Hillary Clinton’s morally superior speech in Africa was deluded
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