DOES FOREIGN AID MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE?
Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER
Foreign aid is often seen as different from other forms of investment, and some argue that rather than having a positive...
Debt And Economic Growth
This paper aims to study the effect of debt on economic growth of 19 developing countries over the period 1990-2011, through the use of...
Emerging African economies: strategies for coping with global financial crisis
The recent global economic recess has far reaching implications on the stock market, employment of labor and survival of the production sector. Investors are...
Energy consumption and economic growth: evidence from low-income countries in Sub-Saharan...
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the causality relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in four low-income countries in Sub-Saharan...
ECOWAS and the free movement of goods, persons and establishment
The article examines the challenges facing the non-implementation of the ‘ECOWAS’ Protocol on the Free Movement of goods, services, persons and capital. In its...
Determinants of Bank Profitability in Nigeria: An Empirical Assessment
Determinants of bank profitability in Nigeria: an empirical assessment
by W. U Ani, D.O Ugwunta, I. J Ezeudu and G. O Ugwuanyi
Given the recent developments...
Small Scale Enterprises are Sustainable Foreign Direct Investments
In this article Mazdak outlines the aspects which characterize SMEs as sustainable FD Investors and the relevance of SMEs as sustainable FDIs.
There has always...
Tana 2014 – Africa’s peace and security and illicit financial flows
The 3rd Tana Forum to discuss the Impacts of Illicit Financial Flows on Peace and Security in Africa from April 26-27 , 2014, Bahir...
Tanzanian customers get free mobile access to Facebook
Tigo Tanzania in a partnership with Facebook have agreed free access to Facebook services in English and a new Kiswahili version through their mobile...
Growth of Regional Banks in Africa
African banks are expanding into neighbouring countries and further afield benefiting from their knowledge and expertise in familiar territory.
Over the last five years Africa...
Tracking Wild Chimpanzees in Kibale Forest
Kibale National Park is located in the western region of Uganda near Fort Portal town covering an area of 776 sq km. Kibale is...
Photography Trip in Uganda
Uganda has over 10 National parks and many game reserves. They have different attractions to offer, wild animals, birds, water bodies, primates, horse riding,...
Why Rwanda Remains a Better Gorilla Safari Destination this Year
Trekking with the massive mountain gorillas in the pearl of Africa is amazingly the dream come true. Only a total of not more than...
12 Best Things to Do in Rwanda
Rwanda is one of the best places to visit on the African continent. Located in east-central Africa, Rwanda is surrounded by the Democratic Republic...
Why Road Trips Are Popular in the Eastern and Southern Parts of Africa
Road trips have become an increasingly popular way to explore the world, and nowhere is this more true than in the eastern and southern...
How to Choose the Best Country in Africa to Go on Safari
So you’ve decided to go on vacation or safari in Africa – the BIG question is to decide where to go! You have no...
Gorilla Trekking Experience in Uganda
From being critically endangered to endangered species, mountain gorilla numbers have surpassed 1000, the greatest wildlife conservation story in the history of the world.
Uganda...
The African Big Five
The Africa’s big five game are iconic wildlife species and remarkably the most sought-after creatures by visitors on African safari. A big five safari...
5 Things to Do in Bwindi National Park
With picturesque tropical rainforest, captivating species like Gorillas, incredible landscapes to ease of accessibility, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a destination not to miss...
Touring Uganda & Rwanda on a Combined Safari
Both countries are found in East African Community along side Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is bordered by Sudan in the north, Democratic Republic of...
