Congressional hearings, a plethora of regulatory investigations, multi-billion dollar fines and the seemingly endless stream of exposés on how online platforms negatively impact our global polity. It seems like the jig is up for Big Tech.
There's an endemic deficiency on the African continent; leadership- or lack thereof. Through the tenures of Banda, Nkrumah and Nyerere, we can better understand the common themes that perpetuate and encourage poor governance.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is viewed by Ethiopians worldwide as the country's statement of intent, a demonstration of its collective ambition. Egypt views Ethiopia's uncooperative behaviour as posing an existential threat to the Egyptian state. The GERD represents development, but at whose expense?
News of US oil ‘selling’ for -$37 per barrel left many feeling comically bewildered as to how one of the world’s most important commodities could be worth less than $0. Despite being the lifeblood of industrialised nations and the most important source of energy since the 1950s, oil is facing attack from all directions.
The term ‘Coronavirus’ has very quickly become a ubiquitous addition to the vocabulary of the human race. What originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has, in less than six…
