There are three disturbing trends in Ethiopia: tensions within the ruling party; continued ethnic tensions; and the lack of transparency around the deals done with insurgent groups.
Weber Said There Is A Link Between Big Love Of God And Prosperity: Why Then Is Nigeria So Religious, Yet So Poor?
“If prayers were enough”, said American preacher TD Jakes, “Nigeria would be one of the richest countries in the world”.
Citizen Of A Resource-Rich African Country? Then You’re Likely To Be Less Educated And To Die Earlier – Seriously
Even more shocking is that living in a resource-rich country makes you more likely to suffer domestic violence, by a full 9 percentage points.
Can Democracy Work In Africa? Is Africa Becoming More Democratic? Yes…And No
In the late 1980s only Botswana, Gambia and Mauritius held relatively open multiparty elections. Today, almost every state bar Eritrea holds elections of some form, though presidents win 88% of the polls they contest.
This Is How It’s Done: 6 Charts That Show Where Botswana Bests Rest Of Africa As It Marked 50th Independence Day
Botswana’s per-person GDP has increased rapidly. It passed the African average in the mid-1970s and has made steady progress since