For Zimbabwe, I Say ‘Yes’ To ‘Sanctions’
Thursday, July 02, 2009
By Rejoice Ngwenya, AfricanLiberty.org, Harare
Rejoice Ngwenya continues to shine the true light on his country amidst the cacophonous calls for more aid and lifting of sanctions on Mugabe and his cronies. Perhaps his argument for a stay of sanctions sounds some what squeamish, now that an apparant coalition government is in place. But Rejoice has obeserved Zimbabwe, and especially Mugabe for a long long time.
Is it a "Military Coup"
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By Tom Palmer in Latin America
Imagine that George Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan or some other American president had decided to overturn the Constitution so that he could stay in power beyond the constitutionally limited time. To do that, he orders a nationwide referendum that is not constitutionally authorized and blatantly illegal.
Music, Money and Growth
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
By Franklin Cudjoe, Mark Schultz and Alec van Gelder
For years, musicians, film-makers and producers have complained bitterly of the failings of the Copyright Society of Ghana, the Nigerian Copyright Commission, the Senegalese Copyright Association and the rest.
But there are small signs of progress. In Ghana, Section 49 of the 2005 Copyright Act theoretically allows publishers and composers to form private royalty-collecting organisations.
Ghana's Finance Minister’s State of the Economy Address
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Legacy of 2008
The Ghanaian economy at end-2008 was characterised by severe imbalances, reflected in the fiscal deficit which widened from 9% of GDP in 2007 to 14.9% of GDP in 2008. The deficit was largely driven by a lack of prudence in public spending and misplaced priorities. Really?? Read more
Building a Winning Nation
Thursday, June 18, 2009
By Jasson Urbach
It has been suggested that the failing South African Ariways requires yet another bail out estimated to cost anything between R5- and R11-billion. But what guarantees are there that this will be the last time? The problem with all SOEs is that they have no economic incentive to be profitable and many of them have a monopoly on the disservices they provide.
Updates from AfricanLiberty.org and IMANI
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Tsvangirai Reads the Zimbabwe Papers
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Yesterday, in Washington, D. C., AfricanLiberty.org and IMANISenior Advisor, Dr. Tom Palmer, met Morgan Tsvangirai, opposition leader and prime minister of Zimbabwe, and gave him a copy of the Zimbabwe Papers,
a collection of serious policy suggestions and studies that offer a way for Zimbabwe to rebuild and regain it’s place as a prosperous country once again.We’ve mentioned this report in the past.
This publication was written and established by a group of organizations across, Imani (Ghana), Institute for Public Policy Analysis (Nigeria), Free Market Foundation (South Africa), Centre des Affaires Humaines (Burkina Faso), Institute of African Economics, Zambia Institute for Public Policy Analysis, Comaliso, Law Review Project and CETD-Nigeria. Learn more about the campaign, and read the Zimbabwe Papers here.
