Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying.
Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain vigilant and not get complacent.
Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment.
Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable.
I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office.
In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land.
