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African Governments, NGOs & Civil Society: A Crisis of Legitimacy?
Written by ArriannaMarie
In April, the Columbia Journalism Review raised the question of whether non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Africa benefit from particular representations of the continent as conflict and poverty-ridden. „Yet US journalism continues to portray a continent of unending horrors. Last June, for example, Time magazine published graphic pictures of a naked […]
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“Cash Back:” Remittances from the African Diaspora
Written by Mario Wiedemann
The African diaspora is comprised of over 30 million emigrants from Africa‘s 54 nations. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) estimates that each year the African diaspora contributes about 40 billion USD in the form of remittances to their families and communities. Between 1960 and 2003, the continent of […]
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Mexico’s 3×1 Programs Aims to Channel Remittances
Written by patrickcorcoran
The remittances sent home from Mexicans working in the US adds entries to both sides of the balance sheet. First, the negative: the billions of dollars sent from immigrants living and working in the US to their family members around Mexico reflect a weak labor market and a scarcity of […]
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Cash Back: North African Migration to Turkey
Written by Mehdi Lbadikho
Usually, when we speak about “emigration destinations” for North African countries, we mean Europe, USA, Canada, and some Gulf countries. As the borders of these countries become more and more hermetically sealed, young migration candidates from North Africa have to choose between classic-but-risky clandestine migration or new opportunities in their […]
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Energy Market Liberalization in the European Union. A Never Ending Story?
Written by Corina Murafa
The European Union is big. When it comes to electricity, it consumes almost 3 billion MWh/ year, less than China and Russia, yet far more than any other country in the world. But is it really clever? Despite its fundamental flaw – which is that it cannot be stored easily […]
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Kenya Government Open Data to expand accountability and governance
Written by kachwanya
On 8th of July 2011 the Government of Kenya launched the Open Government Data Portal, the only government data portal in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has over 160 data sets including the complete 2009 Kenyan national census, national budget data, national and county expenditure, information on healthcare, schools and much more. […]
