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Desalegn’s resignation is a sign of Ethiopia’s desolate situation
Under prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn Ethiopia accumulated a huge external debt. Today, foreign investors should avoid Ethiopia as economic conditions have turned so bad. For German media the ...
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It’s the other way round: Europe needs Africa more than Africa needs Europe
Europeans tend to believe that the neighbouring continent in their south still needs their aid and support. The opposite is true: Africa offers the solution to Europe’s structural ...
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No, Africa does not need more philanthropy
Jeffrey Sachs, the US Economist, calls for more philanthropy in Africa. He is wrong. Philanthropy perpetuates a paternalistic attitude. Only fair economic ties can create equal relationships between ...
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Europeans, you are not the only ones doing charity in Africa
Europeans tend to believe that nobody except them is doing charity in Africa. This is one of the many false perceptions Europeans have. Africans do a lot of charity, ...
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Emmanuel Macron’s new Africa Policy
The French President promised a substantial change in the Africa policy of his country. The touchstone will not be politics or trade, but to integrate the economies of ...
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Does Aid boost Development on the African continent?
Europeans are proud of all the aid they pretend to bring to Africa: government aid and a lot of donations. Do they really boost development? There are some ...
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Ethiopia’s investment promoters try to make it up
An Ethiopian delegation is touring through Germany for promoting foreign investment as Ethiopia falls behind due to political unrest, a burden of external debts and a tense currency ...
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The French business media are mentioning us
Le French leading business daily “Les Echos” asked us to comment the outcome of the G20 Africa Summit that German chancellor Angela Merkel held in Berlin on 12 ...
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German politicians start to discover Africa
The good news is: Germany starts to consider Africa as the G20 Africa Summit in Berlin proves. The bad news: German investors are still too slow and too ...
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The Risks of Protectionism for Africa
The world is suffering from rising trade barriers. Leading entrepreneurs call for free trade at the G20 summit. Instead of old dogmas we need a balanced trade policy. ...
Read more on the African growth story
Read more on the African growth story in my book
“Afrika ist das neue Asien”
published in German by September 2014 with
the publishing house Hoffmann & Campe in Hamburg.
