Walking in Lusaka Talking to Mary, marketing specialist LUSAKA (Zambia) – I was walking in a nice area, with beautiful Jacaranda trees, now almost in full bloom,...
South Africa: Major Economy With A Major Crime Problem Violent crime getting worse CENTURION (PRETORIA), South Africa – “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika”, “God Bless Africa”. This is the beautiful beginning of South Africa’s...
Anti-Immigrant Europe Needs Immigrants Most European countries are facing a demographic crisis, with population declines WASHINGTON – I recently read a well crafted article about immigration in both Europe and the USA. It pointed...
Endless Migration To Europe From Africa And The Middle East This is not just about Syrian refugees. This is an economic migration from poor countries WASHINGTON – The recent headlines and TV images about throngs of desperate Syrian families trying to board trains in...
More And More Africans Flowing Into Europe No way to stop this wave. Unskilled immigrants do not contribute to the economy WASHINGTON – High minded European media chastise both EU governments and segments of public opinion for their myopic and...
Obama’s Nairobi Speech In Praise of Enterprise Not Well Reported – A Pity Most media focused on what the President said about enterprise as an antidote to political violence. Yet Obama said a lot more WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to address a US-sponsored international forum on entrepreneurship. He...
An Anti-Immigrant Coalition Won Elections In Denmark The Danish People Party gained new support WASHINGTON – A center-right coalition led by former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen’s Liberal Party just won the elections...
Obama’s “Power Africa” Initiative Never Took Off Major investments in power generation did not happen. Too much bureaucracy WASHINGTON – Anybody who knows sub-Saharan Africa will tell you that the main obstacle to additional economic growth is...
Ebola: We Should Design Better Protective Clothing For Health Care Workers It is incredible that doctors and nurses have to get in and out of cumbersome "space suits" WASHINGTON – Here we go. In America we are in the middle of a media-induced “Ebola scare”. Indeed, we have...
South Africa’s Economic Crisis Will Breed More Social Tensions Wealth gap between few Whites and Millions of Blacks too wide. Recent strikes indicate the poor are getting angry WASHINGTON – According to most analysts, Sub-Saharan Africa is finally poised for a real economic take-off. Prevailing growth rates between 5...