Zimbabwe's economy is collapsing: why Mnangagwa doesn't have the answers

Posted on Tue 06 November 2018 in Africa • Tagged with Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, RObert Mugabe, China, Zimbabwe economy

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A KFC in Harare, like many other shops, has shut down as a result of Zimbabwe’s financial crisis . EPA-EFE/AARON UFUMELI

Robert Rotberg, Harvard University

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa campaigned in July for Zimbabwe’s presidency, he promised to be a business friendly leader, and to return his country …


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There is good as well as bad news about the state of governance in Africa

Posted on Mon 10 October 2016 in Africa • Tagged with politics, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, South Africa, Ghana, Mauritus, Rwanda, Uganda, Paul Kagame, Libya, Robert Mugabe

Africa Governance 2016 image from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation: 2016 IIAG Index Report

Yarik Turianskyi

Declining safety and deterioration in the rule of law are holding back progress in governance in Africa. This is according to the latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance.

The index, started by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a decade …


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