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Uganda’s remittances blues
Written by Mubatsi
Migrant workers’ remittances across the world are receiving special attention due to the increase in movement of people resulting from globalisation. The money sent home by the migrant workers is another engine for development most especially in developing countries. This is because remittance flows directly impact on consumption, savings and […]
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Future Day Part 2 – Hear what they say but pay more attention to what they don’t!
Written by kachwanya
This is the second post in a the three-part series of articles looking at the Future Day held recently in Nairobi and organized by Future Challenges, SID East Africa and the Rockefeller Foundation. Check out the first post here . On this article I look at the security situation in the region and […]
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Youth Unemployment and Education in Africa
Written by ArriannaMarie
In the year 2005, Africa’s youth unemployment was at 21 percent, much higher than the world average of 14.4 percent and second only to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s 25.6 percent. Youth unemployment in Africa is a problem of alarming proportions precisely because 65 percent of the […]
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Future Day Part 1 – Hear what they say but pay more attention to what they don’t!
Written by kachwanya
As part of their Trend Monitoring and Horizon Scanning function in the Greater Horn of East Africa, Future Challenges, SID East Africa and the Rockefeller Foundation organized a Future Day focused on regional integration in the East Africa Community. I attended the event, and this is the first of three articles taking […]
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Economic Success in Africa – Are Africa’s Leaders becoming Less Greedy?
Written by kachwanya
In 2005 Robert Guest wrote an article in the Telegraph comparing South Korea and Kenya and the reason why South Korea overtook Kenya in terms of economic growth. The title of the article is in form of a question and a straight simple answer. Why has South Korea overtaken Kenya? […]
