This report on an event which was co-hosted by the Blavatnik School and the Pathways for Prosperity Commission evoked the recent Black Panther movie which is inspiring a generation of Africans to see themselves as technological leaders in a sci-fi world. The objective...

Presentation by Lord Malloch-Brown at Blavatnik, University of Oxford In a presentation by Lord Malloch-Brown last week in which he outlined how the UK can salvage its foreign policy, he expressed anger at Britain’s decision to leave the EU, highlighting two...

The election of Trump as president demonstrates the perverse attitude of a significant segment of the American electorate and his policies have validated this point. The definition of perverse is irrational, illogical, contradictory and senseless, and indicates...

The Brexit vote was a shock but in many ways it was inevitable. At the end of the Second World War when European leaders decided to form a union to bind the continent together, ironically, the UK, the country that had played the leading role in bringing down the Nazis...

At the G20 meeting in June this initiative was launched. Is it a game changer or one more grandiose proclamation that will not go anywhere? The initiative, Germany’s support and recent developments suggest otherwise. It will hopefully improve Africa’s investment...

President Trump appears to have lost the plot after less than a year into the job which Obama and many observers, including members in his own party had predicted. This was clearly evident on Tuesday, 15th August at a press conference which was supposed to be on...

The rise of Rwanda from its nadir in 1994 when 800,000 people were killed in genocide against the minority Tutsi has been phenomenal. Economic and social indicators have out-performed other countries in Africa and around the world. How did Rwanda achieve this feat in...

The second half of the twentieth century was the era of Pax Americana as the country dominated the world politically, militarily and economically. Yes there was the Soviet Union but its power was limited to military might and politically through coercion of its...

The election of Donald Trump, the most unqualified president in terms of experience and temperament is playing out as I envisaged to the detriment of Republicans, the US and the world. He is trying very hard to be the strongman he promised with disastrous results. The...

Donald Trump in the White House, the most powerful position in the world is an alarming prospect. His proposals and actions since his election are unprecedented and frightening. Never before have we seen a president-elect trying to assume power even before taking the...