Ghana's football fans love the English league. Here's how the brands were built: English football clubs spend a lot of money to reach African fans Wikimedia CommonsGiven that most football clubs are now global brands, it is surprising that very little literature has focused on how football clubs’ brands are built over time. Controversy exists in the current marketing … [Read more...] about Ghana’s football fans love the English league. Here’s how the brands were built | The Conversation
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Vultures, doves and African debt: here’s a way out | The Conversation
Vultures, doves and African debt: here's a way out: Getty Images/Stock photoOnce again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $ 493.6 billion in long term debt to their foreign official and commercial creditors. About one third, $ 117 billion, is in … [Read more...] about Vultures, doves and African debt: here’s a way out | The Conversation
Governments need to do more for refugees affected by coronavirus: here’s how | The Conversation
Governments need to do more for refugees affected by coronavirus: here's how: It's difficult to enforce social distancing in refugee camp settings. Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty ImagesAlongside managing the coronavirus pandemic from a health perspective and the economic fallout of lockdowns, governments and international organisations are coping with the ways in which the … [Read more...] about Governments need to do more for refugees affected by coronavirus: here’s how | The Conversation
South Africa needs to end the lockdown: here’s a blueprint for its replacement | The Conversation
South Africa needs to end the lockdown: here's a blueprint for its replacement: An elderly man at a social grant paypoint in South Africa after the COVID-19 lockdown. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) () Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesThe public debate on strategies to tackle COVID-19 often unhelpfully positions health and economic considerations in a diametric … [Read more...] about South Africa needs to end the lockdown: here’s a blueprint for its replacement | The Conversation
The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here’s the list | The Conversation
The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here's the list: South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago chairs the International Monetary Finance Committee Getty ImagesThe coronavirus and its economic consequences have caused economic tsunamis in every country in the world. The scale of the onslaught will dominate discussions at the International … [Read more...] about The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here’s the list | The Conversation
