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Rafiq Raji
Time for Hailemariam to lead
With an economy set to grow by more than 7 percent over the next few years – after about 10 percent on average…
Fees must fall, protesters must negotiate
Quality higher education cannot be free
Students at South African universities have been engaged in protests,…
African central banks decide on rates
This week, the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) meet to decide interest rates. Both would be…
What is Japan’s African game?
The 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit (TICADVI), held on 27-28 August in Nairobi,…
Political meddling costs economies
Emerging market economies currently in or teetering on the brink of recession eerily have one thing in common:…
You are hereby directed to cut interest rates. Really?
Unrepentant beggars?
Nigerian authorities are set to launch a US$1 billion Eurobond, could be by late…
Zambians and their central bank decide
Zambians go to the polls this week (11 August). They would also be asked to endorse a constitutional…
What should a chastened ANC do?
Change or we will punish you
Local elections this week (3 August), apart from being a test of President Jacob…
CBN should focus on its primary mandate
Make transparent data-dependent decisions, let the naira be
I do not suppose the Central Bank of…
SARB & CBK may hold rates
Lower, but still high inflation expectations, allow room for SARB tightening pause
The South African…
Diversity is necessary for change leadership
Reforms succeed when leaders are trusted, open-minded
Fuel prices have risen. The naira now trades…
Judiciary must guard our democracy
Misuse of judiciary to enervate legislature is concerning
The Senate, “the chamber that can most often frustrate…