Category Archives: Africa

Plastic Watch: Plastic Pushers Seek to Use Trade Negotiations to Rescind Plastic Bans

Plastic pushers attempt to strongarm Kenya and the UK into using more plastic under the guise of free trade as world oil prices collapse.

What Developing Countries Can Teach Rich Countries About How to Respond to a Pandemic

Developing countries on various continents have had greater success in managing the pandemic. Why are rich countries not following their examples?

COVID-19: Examining Theories for Africa’s Low Death Rates

Countries throughout Africa, like India, are recording lower rates of COVID-19 deaths. The authors examine reasons for this phenomenon.

Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years

Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.

China Faces Food Shortage?

COVID-19 has rendered food security shaky, in the medium to long term, for many countries. Does China face impending food shortages?

Columbia Journalism Review Publishes Detailed Expose on Gates Foundation Buys Influence With Journalists

Why you should not trust the Gates Foundation.

Mauritius Oil Spill Tragedy

Some photos and commentary from Mauritius, whose oil spill is a major ecological disaser.

Remembering John Weeks

John Weeks was a leading critic of economic orthodoxy who dedicated his life to building a better world.

Food Security: UN Warns People Are Vulnerable to Shortages as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues

United Nations warns about food security, particularly for the world’s poorest, as the COVID-19 recession overwhelms the globe.

How Africa is Coping With Coronavirus

Politics and the caliber of social programs have influenced how countries in Africa have tried to limit the economic damage of the coronavirus.

Covid-19 Straw Breaks Free Trade Camel’s Back

Multilateral trade negotiations under WTO auspices have gone nowhere since the late 1990s,, and COVID-19 may be the final straw.

2020’s Plague of Locusts: Updates on Africa and Pakistan (and China)

The plague of locusts in Africa (and Pakistan) is getting worse, and threatens millions with starvation. Solutions are pesticides, biopesticides (but, sadly, not ducks). China’s role is interesting.