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David Himbara

David Himbara, PhD, is an educator, author, and professor of international development based in Toronto, Canada. He previously headed strategy and policy for the president of Rwanda. Himbara has consulted extensively for governments including South African government and for organizations such the African Development Bank. Himbara taught political economy at universities in South Africa and the US.
Middle East and Africa

Ethiopia’s War Driven by a Dejected Tigray Regional Power Elite

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Many commentators have characterized the Ethiopia-Tigray War as a tribal warfare. They maintain that the Ethiopian Federal Government is waging a war against the...
Americas

President-elect Joe Biden Signals a Return to Building Robust U.S.-Africa Relations

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A new era in U.S. geopolitical doctrine is waiting in the wings. American foreign policy in Africa has been in flux, and presidents since...
Economy

Africa’s Boom and Bust Cycle Threatens Three Decades of Relative Peace and Prosperity

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Africa has enjoyed relative peace and prosperity during the past three decades in sharp contrast to the 1980s known as the ‘lost decade.’ From...
Economy

Rwanda Sought to Create Prosperity on Conference Tourism — Covid-19 Wrecked the Delusion

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Rwanda received two sets of bad news in August-October 2020. First, Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) downgraded the country’s economic outlook from stable to negative....
Economy

African Governments’ Pledged to Safeguard IMF Funds from Corruption

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been at the forefront of supporting Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic. The IMF...
Middle East and Africa

Nigeria Becomes Africa’s Leader in an Additional Sense — Power of Young People

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In October 2020, the young people of Nigeria decided they had enough of governmental arrogance, violence and bad governance. Hundreds of thousands of them...
Middle East and Africa

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni Makes Roads Not War

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Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni surprised his admirers and critics alike in his speech celebrating his country’s 58th independence anniversary on Oct. 9, 2020....
Middle East and Africa

African Leaders Must Account for $89 Billion Stolen Annually Under Their Watch

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The UN has published a dark report on how Africa is robbed of billions of dollars by multinational companies from the developed north. We...
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