Posts From Constance Hubert
Food security: The Gulf Cooperation Council states in dire straits
Heavily reliant on food imports via maritime shipping, the Gulf States are facing an increasing risk: chokepoint risk.
Future Generator: News covering Malawi to turn negative over the next month
Malawi will begin experiencing overall negative political developments and media coverage by mid-May, mainly due to drought and infringements on democracy.
Should investors keep giving the Buhari administration the benefit of the doubt?
Despite Nigeria’s recession investors keep buying Nigerian bonds. But will the Buhari administration deliver on economic reform?
Future Generator: Uganda media coverage to remain negative in early February
Mounting concerns about Uganda’s mismanagement, and increasing refugee flows from South Sudan, will yield negative media coverage over the next two weeks.
Africa going off the grid
Despite President Obama’s Power Africa strategy falling short of its goal of 30,000 megawatts of new and clean power generation, African alternative energy initiatives are lighting up the continent.
Illicit wildlife trafficking is a major political crisis
Wildlife trafficking and poaching are fueling instability, as state authority is undermined, criminal and terrorists funded and corruption entrenched.
What lies ahead for post-election Gambia?
Gambia’s president has stepped aside after 22 years in power. This might mark the beginning of recovery for the Gambian economy, undermined by decades of authoritarian rule.
Djibouti: what lies behind the ambitious investment program of the “New Dubai”?
Djibouti is today striving to become the “new Dubai,” a commercial hub for Eastern Africa and an outpost for its powerful Ethiopian neighbor.
