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In-depth reporting on African economic and geopolitical stories.
Features from across the continent, supported by vivid frontline photography.
Stories backed by data, forensic financial and osint investigative tools.

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South Africa’s Foreign Policy is failing its people. Part 2
Rwanda has trumped South Africa to become one of Africa’s geopolitical heavyweights whose sphere of influence spans from central to east to southern Africa. But its ascendancy was a long time coming and forged from shrewd policy that foresaw the changing geopolitical climate. In stark contrast…
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South Africa’s Foreign Policy is failing its people Part 1
South Africa seems to have turned a corner recently, with cautious optimism replacing portends of a failed state in recent months. But when it comes to its foreign policy, it appears to be on the same well-trodden path. In particular, if the country doesn’t take action soon…
ByGeorge PhilipasOctober 8, 2024Share Post
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When it comes to climate change, it won’t be the weather that dooms us.  But an economic and geopolitical downward spiral.  One that is already well underway. And as it stands, tech will not save us.
“Policy discussions continue to centre on inflation, conveying confidence that anticipated monetary easing will heal the world’s economic woes. Meanwhile, the pressing challenges of trade disruptions, climate change, low growth, underinvestment and inequalities are growing more serious.” UNCTAD – Trade and Development Update Report April 2024 In and amongst the…
ByGeorge PhilipasApril 29, 2024Share Post
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Away from the world’s gaze, the Sudanese civil war is exacerbating regional rivalries that threaten to foment a devastating wider conflict. One that the West will be helpless to prevent.
The civil war in Sudan has deepened and widened a set of interwoven alliances and rivalries that are pushing the entire region into a hot war. With serious implications for the post-1945 world order.
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The irony of an authoritarian Protestant king: The golden age of politics and economics bequeathed to us by the Protestant movement and the Glorious Revolution is coming to an end. No longer fit for purpose it must be ushered into the annals of history if we are to survive the coming decades.
Donald Trump has brought the golden age of the Protestant movement and the proliforation of liberal capitalist society full circle that was sparked by the Glorious Revolution of 1688 full circle. By trying to reimpose an outdated system through authoritarian means, he is going against the very founding principles…
ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 9, 2024Share Post
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A Tale of two cities – The contrasting fortunes of Joburg and Cape Town…A fun, subjective as well as more serious look at the understated reasons why Joburg always comes out on top
A both serious and fun look at why Joburg will always do better in the long-run than Cape Town
ByGeorge PhilipasAugust 19, 2023Share Post
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One year on from the Kenyan Election: I was wrong…  President William Ruto has done a solid job in a bad situation while Raila Odinga’s actions have betrayed the sort of president he would have made.
A deep-dive into President Ruto’s first year in office following his election in August 2022 Kenyan presidential and parliamentary elections. Focus on President Ruto’s economic record and foreign policy scorecard.
ByGeorge PhilipasJuly 27, 2023Share Post
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Inflation is coming down nicely… but will it last?
A look at why inflation may not have been tamed in the coming months as is now widely-believed, with substantial drops in food and energy prices, leading the way. The expiry of the Russia-Ukraine grain deal and most of all the unpredictable yet ominous onset of this year’s El Nino…
ByGeorge PhilipasJuly 16, 2023Share Post
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The enigmatic world of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
A deep-dive into the mysteries of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Looking at its origins – shrouded by the mists of forgotten history. And trying to understand what makes it so idiosyncratic from other better-known branches of orthodox christianity.
ByGeorge PhilipasJuly 16, 2023Share Post
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Stagflation, a looming credit crunch and debt crisis: Why inflation and interest rates will stay mostly high this decade and run the very real risk of fomenting the biggest debt crisis in the modern era
A comprehensive analysis of why inflation might remain high over the coming decade – even if there is a lull ih the second half of 2023 – and how high interest rates might take swathes of the global economy and public finances over the edge of a debt ticking time…
ByGeorge PhilipasJuly 16, 2023Share Post
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georgephilipas George Philipas @georgephilipas ·
12 Nov

Interesting read in yesterday's Africa Report about how Putin vied for real influence in South Africa, but ultimately failed, starting in earnest with his negotiations behid the scenes to get Jacob Zuma released from jail on medical grounds in July 2023.

And was fanned along by…

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30 Oct

BIG thanks to the @NUJofficial (National Union of Journalists).
I recently had a payment problem from a longstanding client in a distant land.

The problem started on my side with my U.K. bank which had updated all its international transaction codes recently and hadn’t bothered…

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24 Oct

The launch of UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Report 2024 and subsequent press conference this week, paints a picture of robust growth in maritime trade in 2024 but with signs of fragility everywhere.

Disruptions to shipping at critical transit points - especially the Suez and…

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Forget AI, the internet, gaming, or even social media. Television is the original and biggest sin.

The untold damage reaped by society’s visualisation.

Aug 11, 2023 / Read More

Kobayashi is Keyser Soze (not Verbal). And it drives me crazy that no-one can see it

In a recent late-night internet wonder I came across an exposition written in that eye-rolling, high-brow quasi-art language that could o...

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Inflation is coming down nicely… but will it last?

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Stagflation and a looming credit crunch and debt crisis

Why inflation and interest rates will be higher this decade and run the very real risk of fomenting the biggest debt crisis in the modern...

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