Theophilus Achaempong (Theo Acheampong, PhD) spiega come l' #Africa e l'🇪🇺​ possano diventare partner d'elezione dell'industria verde, nel contesto della geopolitica dei minerali critici e della transizione #energetica ECFR Africa buff.ly/44cJ0MG

Problems that often beset parties that are in power for too long: HUBRIS, EXHAUSTION, A LOSS OF POLITICAL TOUCH, and SLEAZE (CORRUPTION)
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Culled from FT article on the downfall of Humza Yousaf and the unravelling of the Scottish National Party

I was interviewed earlier this morning on FRANCE 24 TV on my recent ECFR Africa policy brief on how Europe and Africa can partner for mutually beneficial outcomes on critical minerals that are crucial for the green transition. Do check out the video at ➡️f24.my/AIDo.X

I unpack how #Africa and #Europe can become green industry partners of choice, in the context of the geopolitics of #criticalminerals and the #energytransition .

The SML lady on #Newsfile has made very little sense in her submissions. The contract should be ABROGATED, especially for upstream petroleum and mining bits. Revenue assurance is needed in these sectors, but this is not how to do so.

'Brothers in Arms' to a certain West African country
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'An audit of Zambia’s public debt found inflated costs and wasteful spending, including the government’s purchase of vastly overpriced computers and laptops for public schools that have no electricity. One of the

If KPMG allows itself to be used in a whitewashing machine for projects that lose Ghana billions, whilst the country is borrowing billions from the World Bank & IMF, investors are being shafted, & some banks are on the brink, its reputation won't be spared.
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THE MESS OF THE SML CONTRACT: A SUMMARY

Some of us knew and have argued that this contract, especially the upstream petroleum component, was a non-starter in the first place and would have been surprised if KPMG had made any serious positive findings.

Here’s a summary of the

In this new policy brief, which I authored as a Visiting Fellow at ECFR Africa, I unpack how Africa and Europe can become green industry partners of choice in the context of the geopolitics of #criticalminerals and the #energytransition . Here are some highlights:

✅ The EU

BY 2100, HALF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN WILL BE BORN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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By the turn of the century, the share of the world’s babies born in sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to reach 55%, from 30% in 2021. And people will be living longer. The continent’s population is thus set

ECG has been lying to Ghanaians

Who was the biggest in Africa in 2023 ? The IMF reckons it was Egypt, pipping South Africa by just $16bn

In 2024, given the EGP devaluation, they reckon it will be South Africa

In 2025? Well, we can't trust these estimates as the IMF doesn't do proper exchange rate forecasts

Great article by Andy Haldane, an FT contributing editor and former chief economist at the Bank of England, on the Art and Science of Modern Inflation Targeting in Monetary Policy. It is premised on Ben Bernanke's recent review of the Bank of England's forecasting, former chair

South Africa's solar boom risks deepening social divisions; only the wealthy can afford to become self-sufficient and avoid #electricity blackouts.
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'Solar panels and home batteries are spreading like wildfire among South Africa’s middle classes. Eskom estimates that there

Africa imported $43bn of food in 2019, according to World Bank estimates. That figure is set to rise to $110bn by 2025. The continent’s agriculture is generally inefficient; average yields from cereals are half those of India and a fifth of those of the US. Political insecurity,

In this op-ed published by B&FT, I shared my views on why steps should be taken to fully liberalise Ghana's cocoa sector. Check it out online here: thebftonline.com/2024/04/10/it-…

Thank you for your great work, Dr. Theo Acheampong, Theo Acheampong, PhD:

'Just completed my teaching commitments for the year with another fantastic group of students who took the Financial and Project Analysis of Natural Resources and Energy Ventures module (CP51004) at the CEPMLP'
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Since July 2020, the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) has mobilised $25bn of concessional finance and grants to African countries yearly – up from an average of $10bn to $15bn annually over the past decade.

Kanika Saigal reports

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A bag of cocoa now sells at GHC2070.00 effective today
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