Freelance
Journalist
Freelance
Journalist
Freelance
Journalist
Freelance
Journalist
Reporting using the latest data, osint and financial analytical tools.
I help bring meaningful African economic and geopolitical stories
to light through written features and vivid photography.
ArticlesLatest articles
Articles Economy Energy Journalism
Transitory or not, the Great Inflation Debate is really missing the point…
ByGeorge PhilipasOctober 6, 20220Comments
Africa Articles Journalism Kenya Political Commentary Politics
Kenya’s General Election: Why, for the good of the country, Raila Odinga must win
ByGeorge PhilipasOctober 6, 20220Comments
Africa Articles corporation globalisation Liberia Marshall Islands shipping tax tax evasion USA
Liberia and LISCR – The Shipping and Corporate Registry. A rich and secretive history that lays bare the double-standards of globalisation in the West
ByGeorge PhilipasNovember 23, 20220Comments
Articles Blog China Debt globalisation housing Inflation interest rates supply side Trade USA
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
ByGeorge PhilipasJuly 16, 20230Comments
Articles Christianity church coptic Dr Romina Istratii Ethiopia Greece orthodox Published Religion SOAS
The enigmatic world of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
ByGeorge PhilipasJuly 16, 20230Comments
Podcasts Conversations
Africa Greece Journalism Podcast Podcasts Video
A conversation on Greece’s recent diplomatic foray into Africa on Pantelis Savvidis’s (ERT3) Greek web channel “Anixneusis”
A conversation looking at Greece’s recent foray into the African continent seeking to strengthen long-neglected ties.ByGeorge PhilipasJanuary 17, 20220Comments
PublishedLatest featured published works
Africa Economy Energy Journalism Published Trade
Infrastructure spending in Africa is at a crossroads
ByGeorge PhilipasDecember 24, 20210CommentsAn edited version of this article appeared in the Opinions and Analysis…
Africa Economy Journalism Published Russia Russia in Africa South Africa
Russian-Ukrainian war may be the boon SA has been waiting for
ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 3, 20220CommentsA deep-dive into how the Russian-Ukrainian war will affect South Africa’s economy…
Africa Democracy Journalism Published Russia Russia in Africa South Africa
For its own good, SA must take the regional lead against Russia
ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 3, 20220CommentsA focus on Russian interference in the southern African region reveals it…
Congo drops demand for immediate Rwandan troop pullout, sources say https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-drops-demand-for-immediate-rwandan-troop-pullout-5096624
The devil is in the details.
The forthcoming U.S.-brokered peace agreement to be signed by Rwanda and DRC contains a last minute clause that allows the suspected 7000 or so RDF…
July 1 reckoning: Somalia mission faces funding cliff
The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission (AUSSOM) in Somalia is facing a financial cliff edge this coming Monday.
With no funding being found after 6 months of desperate attempts to…
US wants Rwandan troops out of Congo before peace deal signed, sources say