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Africa’s new normal is managing dysfunction and expecting the worst

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DIANNA GAMES | 22 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day The value destruction which Zuma and his supporters have brought is familiar to millions across the continent, writes Dianna Games A Nigerian economist said recently that his country was better prepared for crisis than success. Managing dysfunction and expecting the worst has become the new normal, he added. His comments … [Read more...] about Africa’s new normal is managing dysfunction and expecting the worst

Zambia’s looming humanitarian crisis as refugees pour in

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 CHRIS MFULA | 22 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day Lusaka — Zambia fears a looming humanitarian crisis after more than 6,000 refugees fleeing turmoil in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) entered its territory in one month, the presidency said on Friday. Thousands of people have been killed and more than 1-million forced to flee their homes in the DRC’s eastern … [Read more...] about Zambia’s looming humanitarian crisis as refugees pour in

The Wolf of Pyongyang: How Kim Jong Un Resembles a CEO

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David Kang |August 21, 2017 | Foreign Affairs Western commentators often treat North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un as a joke. In private conversations I have heard U.S. administration officials and military leaders occasionally refer to him as a “fat boy,” a “young playboy,” and a “laughingstock.” Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has even publicly questioned whether he … [Read more...] about The Wolf of Pyongyang: How Kim Jong Un Resembles a CEO

Illicit diamond fortune props up Mugabe’s regime

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Simon Allison | 11 Sep 2017 | Mail & Guardian Just over a decade ago, Zimbabwe discovered one of the world’s richest diamond deposits in an area known now as the Marange diamond fields. This find was supposed to transform the country’s economic prospects and, ultimately, the lives of its people. Instead, as a new report from Global Witness confirms, most of … [Read more...] about Illicit diamond fortune props up Mugabe’s regime