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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.

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Articles Economy Energy Journalism
Transitory or not, the Great Inflation Debate is really missing the point…
October 6, 20220Comments
Africa Articles Journalism Kenya Political Commentary Politics
Kenya’s General Election: Why, for the good of the country, Raila Odinga must win
October 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
November 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
July 16, 20230Comments
Articles Christianity church coptic Dr Romina Istratii Ethiopia Greece orthodox Published Religion SOAS
The enigmatic world of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
July 16, 20230Comments

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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.
January 17, 20220Comments
Africa Economy Energy Journalism Published Trade

Infrastructure spending in Africa is at a crossroads

December 24, 20210Comments
An 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

March 3, 20220Comments
A 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

March 3, 20220Comments
A focus on Russian interference in the southern African region reveals it…

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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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