In farming communities in Burkina Faso, seeds are used, propagated, bred and traded according to an elaborated traditional system. But this system is increasingly under threat: international seed corporations are…
Étiquette : African Agenda 22.1
African Agenda Vol. 22.1
By Stephen Appraku0A record seventeen African countries are gearing up for elections from local, legislative to presidential this year after a couple of decades of multi-party democracy on the continent. Is it…
African elections: plus ça change
By Stephen Appraku0A record seventeen African countries are gearing up for elections from local, legislative to presidential this year after a couple of decades of multi-party democracy on the continent. Is it…
Nigeria’s bumpy road to democracy
By Stephen Appraku0Africa’s most populated country, Nigeria, after some 20 years of democratic governance, has just gone through another cycle of elections, with all kinds of challenges, writes *Chido Onumah. Nigeria’s much-anticipated…
Why it’s so hard for most countries to be economically independent from the West
By Stephen Appraku0The structures of the global economy present challenges to any country or political party that wants to try to break out of US hegemony, writes *Justin Podur. Why is it…
Trade Wars: The Pain and the Gain
By Stephen Appraku0With trade wars topping the news agenda, who’s feeling the pain and who’s seeing gains? And what does the ongoing wrangling mean for developing countries? Amid tit for tat tariff…
From trade war to global anarchy?
By Stephen Appraku0The arrest of a top Huawei executive may spark a conflict that could cripple America’s rivals and unleash chaos in the world, contends *Martin Khor We shouldn’t be misled into…