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Last November, Nairobi, Kenya saw one of the largest protests against sexual violence ever held. It was dubbed #MyDressMyChoice. Nearly 1,000 women and men took to the streets to protest against vicious public attacks on women, reported from various …
Continue readingIt was another hot Saturday morning in Igando, South–west, Lagos, Nigeria. At 9am, the traffic was already building. It worsened as commercial vehicles and motorbikes “okadas” were locked tightly in its jaw breaking embrace. Passengers and drivers seemed to wish …
Continue readingThe liberal economic theory represents a paradigm shift for economic policy from restrictive protectionist trade regimes to freer, more open economic systems (Ekpo, 2005). Based on capitalist principles of production and exchange developed by Adam Smith in 1776, the liberal …
Continue readingIn their September 2013 declaration, G20 leaders agreed that creating more and better quality jobs should be at the heart of government policies in the recovery, not only to create growth, but to reduce poverty and increase social cohesion. G20 …
Continue readingEconomic Liberalization according to Packenham (1994) encompasses privatization of state enterprises, liberal trade and investment policies, budget deficits, reduction in state subsidies and bureaucratic decentralization.
Several researchers have tried to show the benefits associated with economic liberalization particularly in some …
Continue readingAn African parable on how profits work to the benefit of all society. Produced by the Free Market Foundation as a gift to African Students For Liberty. For more information on the student movement for liberty and how to get …
Continue readingWhat image do you get when you think about an island with an exotic name like Comoros? Probably a picturesque island with endless sandy beaches, clear turquoise water, teeming with happy spirited tourists mingling with the locals is probably …
Continue readingIt was Thomas Jefferson, a founding father and third president of the United States, who gave popularity to the thought that “all men are created equal” when he said in his 1776 Declaration of Independence speech “We hold these truths …
Continue readingAs China continues its crackdown on reform-minded scholars and civil liberties, the wife of yet another detained member of the respected Beijing-based think tank, Transition Institute, has spoken out in an open letter circulated online. Reaching out to her husband, …
Continue readingFew can agree on why the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. However, the recent suspension of the Burkinabe constitution and the takeover of government by the army well demonstrates that its debris remain in Africa, where ideological proxy wars …
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