This podcast exclusively focuses on politics. Why politics? First, it's the basis of policy. Second, I strongly believe that political enlightenment, empowerment and emancipation is the highest stage of human progress and self-development. In effect, this podcast aims to enlighten, empower and emancipate the listeners. Politics is a broad subject but this podcast presents analyses and commentary on the political economy of development, markets, economic/social policy, governance, economic diplomacy and geopolitics. It largely focuses on Africa.
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This podcast exclusively focuses on politics. Why politics? First, it's the basis of policy. Second, I strongly believe that political enlightenment, empowerment and emancipation is the highest stage of human progress and self-development. In effect, this podcast aims to enlighten, empower and emancipate the listeners. Politics is a broad subject but this podcast presents analyses and commentary on the political economy of development, markets, economic/social policy, governance, economic diplomacy and geopolitics. It largely focuses on Africa.
In February 2021, IMF advanced a loan worth $2.4 billion to Kenya. This loan was given with common neoliberal conditionalities such as increase in taxes, spending cuts and reorganization of state-owned enterprises. I outline a brief history of IMF's neoliberal policies, first known as structural adjustment policies, and second rebranded to poverty reduction strategy papers.
What does the exit of Donald Trump and Joe Biden's presidency mean for Africa? More aid, vaccine diplomacy, supporting AfCFTA and intensification of the geopolitics of the 5G internet.
"You can kill revolutionaries but you can't kill their ideas". By Thomas Sankara. 33 years after his death, Sankara's ideas are a constant feature in Africa's sociopolitical and economic discourse.
Recently, a process was initiated to transfer the Kenya Meat Commission from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation to the Ministry of Defence. Is this further militarization of civilian institutions in Kenya?
This podcast exclusively focuses on politics. Why politics? First, it's the basis of policy. Second, I strongly believe that political enlightenment, empowerment and emancipation is the highest stage of human progress and self-development. In effect, this podcast aims to enlighten, empower and emancipate the listeners. Politics is a broad subject but this podcast presents analyses and commentary on the political economy of development, markets, economic/social policy, governance, economic diplomacy and geopolitics. It largely focuses on Africa.
