Category Archives: Africa

Satyajit Das: Emerging Market Crisis Pathologies

Why emerging markets look set to suffer a world of hurt.

How France Underdevelops Africa

Most French colonies in Africa became independent in the 60s. But most are in poverty, much worse off than other African economies.

If You Thought This Summer’s Heat Waves Were Bad, a New Study Has Some Disturbing News About Dangerous Heat

The big heat is set to become more pervasive. A look at projections on where and how bad how soon.

CDC Rigs Its Own Monkeypox Case Reports by Not Including Questions on Airborne Transmission

A careful examination of CDC’s data collection on monkeypox transmission.

Michael Hudson: American Diplomacy as a Tragic Drama

American policies have become astonishingly obvious about not simply putting the US first, but also exploiting supposed partners to do so.

Some Implications of the UN’s Ukraine Grain and Russia Fertilizer/Food Agreements

The press was all over the UN’s Ukraine grain deal, but the UN agreement on Russian fertilizer and food may be more imporant in the long run.

Climate Hypocrisy Ensures Global Warming

Facts and figures on advanced economy climate negligence.

Four Novelists, One Ocean: How Indian Ocean Literature Can Remap the World

Another book to add to the to-read pile, Charne Lavery’s Rewriting Ocean Worlds, about four novelists who center their work on the Indian Ocean and its environs.

Why What’s Going on Right Now at the WTO Matters

Besides the crucial COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver, far more is at stake at this WTO ministerial than is generally known.

US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End

Food crises, stagnation and price increases are worsening. Sanctions against Russia hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports.

Michael Hudson: Is US/NATO (with WEF Help) Pushing for a Global South Famine?

Are the coming famines in Africa and parts of Asia an accident or design?

What to Know about Monkeypox (So Far)

Symptoms and progression, spread, clades, mortality, R, community spread, mode(s) of transmission. And summer festivals.

Rising Cereal Prices and Political Violence in The Croplands of Africa

This column shows that rising cereal prices pose an elevated risk of violence in Africa, where agriculture represents a large share of the economy

Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People

A new book documents the scale and mechanism of the looting of Africa.

Fresh Signs of Mosquito Insecticide Resistance in South Africa

South Africa could soon join the list of countries that have relegated malaria to history – although this post highlights the worrying possibility that a spike in malaria cases might occur, as a consequence of insecticide resistance