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Counting Power: what censuses reveal about aid, governance and knowledge
Counting people isn't a technical exercise, it's a contested political activity. Here's why
keebleeleanor
2 days ago5 min read
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Europe and the trade wars
How the traditional north-south trade axis is reorganising in the wake of trade wars
keebleeleanor
Feb 105 min read
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Rachel's difficult budget and the UK productivity gap
Tax increases won't fix the UK's productivity crisis - change will come when government asks which investments will best unlock mobility and opportunity
keebleeleanor
Nov 24, 20254 min read
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What Makes the West Ungovernable
The centre manages. The left critiques. The right scapegoats. My take on the broken system I found the day I moved back from Africa to Europe.
keebleeleanor
Sep 15, 20255 min read
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A new narrative for a changed world
Narrative is power: we need a new narrative for a changed world
keebleeleanor
Aug 2, 20254 min read
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How Trump's tariffs hit the African country that makes America's jeans
With Trump's tariffs, the buck will stop with Africa, whose economies will be the hardest hit and most vulnerable
keebleeleanor
Apr 7, 20256 min read
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Trump's African climate injustice
Africa's heating up 27% faster than the rest of the world. Yet as it pays the price of global pollution, Trump delivers climate injustice
keebleeleanor
Mar 17, 20256 min read
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Africa and the Oval Office shouting match
After Tump's forced reset of the world order, Africa faces a choice of taking charge of its own destiny or becoming collateral damage.
keebleeleanor
Mar 2, 20256 min read
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Trump: is this the end of aid?
Does Trumpism spell the end of aid as we know it: and who will take up the cause of ending entrenched poverty in Africa?
keebleeleanor
Feb 7, 20254 min read
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Trump's Return: the trade wars facing Africa
Crisis or catalyst? Trump's MAGA agenda that threatens African trade also hold the potential for intra-continental trade growth
keebleeleanor
Jan 13, 20256 min read
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Africa and the Trump effect
The first in a series of blogs on Trump and Africa sets out the overarching impact and challenges of the American big man.
keebleeleanor
Nov 11, 20245 min read
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