Debt distress in Africa: biggest problems, and ways forward
The ability of countries to manage their debt is complicated by the changing composition of the debt.
The ability of countries to manage their debt is complicated by the changing composition of the debt.
Executive directors must approve all World Bank loans and guarantees, country assistance strategies, the administrative budget of the Bank, and the Bank’s key operational policies and procedures.
Across countries in Africa, only 33% of adults have an account at a bank or another financial institution. Among the women, this rate is only 27%.
African governments are already appealing for more economic support to mitigate these stresses.
To stay in the game, directors need to rewire corporate missions and bring new faces to the table.
A constitution is only as good as the measure of effective protection it gives to those who differ, even radically, from the policies of the government.
Emilio Mwai Kibaki had a rich and multifaceted legacy as a long serving public official.
Mwai Kibaki was a gentleman who survived the murky Kenyan politics unscathed.
Kenya is typically one of the major maize importing countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
By Boniface Ushie, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center and by Kenneth Juma, African Population and Health Research Center Policies and decisions made in the United States echo…