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Politics
What the problem with development aid is
In the debate about the meaning of development aid, US President Trump is creating facts. He wants to largely stop it and shrink USAID to insignificance. Will the ...
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Africa Capital News
Why Africa needs financial independence
Aid from the West often follows the political fashions among Western voters. Africa must develop the financial markets to break free from outside patronage. ...
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English
Responsible Investments – a tricky business in Africa
Sustainability, Impact Investments, ESG criteria, that’s the international trend in investing. However, people in the developed world define the criteria of ethical investment. Isn’t there a risk that ...
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Economics
Africa’s free trade agreement does not necessarily benefit all
The decision to create of a free trade zone for Africa was a historical one. But this agreement was an easy task compared to the challenge that lies ...
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English
How the African continent discovers ice hockey
Ice hockey becomes popular in Kenya. This show how outdated are some prejudices the North still in regard with Africa. ...
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Deutsch
Wir brauchen eine europäische Afrika-Politik
Bundeskanzlerin Merkel reist nach Senegal, Ghana und Nigeria und benennt die Finanzierung als Achillesferse. Wir brauchen ein europaweites Garantiesystem – und eine europäische Afrika-Politik. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel reist ...
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English
Africa-Mediterranean-Europe needs an interregional bank
The BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – will create a bank. Europe needs a specific bank too if it wants to develop economic relationship ...
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English
No doubt, the CFA franc is a success story
African artists accused the CFA franc in a rap to be an “instrument of repression”. We at Africa Partners do not share this view. It is true, the ...
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It’s the other way round: Europe needs Africa more than Africa needs Europe
Europeans tend to believe that the neighbouring continent in their south still needs their aid and support. The opposite is true: Africa offers the solution to Europe’s structural ...
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No, Africa does not need more philanthropy
Jeffrey Sachs, the US Economist, calls for more philanthropy in Africa. He is wrong. Philanthropy perpetuates a paternalistic attitude. Only fair economic ties can create equal relationships between ...
Read more on the African growth story
Read more on the African growth story in my book
“Afrika ist das neue Asien”
published in German by September 2014 with
the publishing house Hoffmann & Campe in Hamburg.
