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The trade unpredictability caused by #Trump’s #tariffs is especially harmful for #African markets, which rely heavily on foreign direct investment. How can the continent safeguard its economies and secure its role in global trade? Hany Besada Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…

Hon Samuel George, Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation,has just announced at a briefing in Accra, that all interested in the 1 million coders programme can apply via onemillioncoders.gov.gh. Apply now!

Martín Guzmán & Joseph E. Stiglitz explain why there could be no better tribute to the pontiff's legacy than a debt jubilee. project-syndicate.org/commentary/deb…

Thrilled to share my new article with Foreign Affairs. I argue that Foreign Aid has become a sunset industry. Advocates must save global development by decoupling it from the aid industry and anchoring it in the actual process of industrial transformation foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

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Will African nations ever be able to repay their debt? aje.io/myop2g via Al Jazeera English

Online Teaching Resource! What does it mean to live in an interdependent world and how do you teach this to young geographers? This three-minute video looks at the contested fragility of our world with Joe Smith. This stand-alone teaching resource can be accessed here:

Aid cuts spark a rethink of African food systems rooted in agroecology devex.com/news/aid-cuts-… #Devex via @Devex

Exploiting Africa - How China and Europe hunt for the raw materials of t... youtu.be/3kxQJEbfipI?fe… via YouTube

This directive by UPSA is unacceptable. At this age and century? Someone should call the university leadership to order.

I highly recommend this paper for those wanting to understand the semiconductor industry better. It provides an excellent overview of industrial policy efforts, the role of major economies, and how supply chains are evolving.

My latest piece!

'Greatest in 100 years': Ghana mourns music legend Daddy Lumba bbc.in/3TVZuEN

Lumbar would forever be in our hearts 💓 bbc.com/news/articles/…

Just published: Editorial introduction and eight articles making up a forthcoming special issue "Democracy and Legitimacy in Africa". Setting the stage is the introduction by Ursula van Beek and Sishuwa Sishuwa. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Full story: SML disguised at Kotoka International Airport myjoyonline.com/full-story-sml…

African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo's sculpted monument to the horror, violence, and resistance to enslavement. theconversation.com/kwame-akoto-ba… 🖼️: Kwame Akoto-Bamfo / The Blank Slate Monument in New York. Roshi Sariaslan 💻Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann, Rutgers University #ArtsCultureAndSociety

The Man Who Saw the Future of Africa nytimes.com/2025/08/19/opi…