I read this article on Africa Check by Georgina Alexander and John Endres- The trouble with statistics about Africa -on how “Bad and incomplete data bedevils African statistics…” This is so true. I have had harrowing experiences in two countries, including mine, and in both cases, there were possibilities for immediate correction but the consequences would have been […]
Blaise Campaore is gone
How the mighty have fallen! Blaise Campaore is gone; or is he? Vox Populi Vox Dei It never ceases to amaze me how politicians so refuse to learn from history.
Planning for a post-Ebola West Africa: Part 1: The economy
Rachel Glennerster, one of the authors of Running Randomized Evaluations, is writing about how we can plan to rebuild, post-Ebola. The blog can be found on runningres.com/blog. In her first post she provides some thoughts about rebuilding the economy: Planning for a post-Ebola West Africa: Part 1: The economy .
Sierra Leone Student Refused Accommodation In UK Over Ebola Fears
No country in the world has succeeded in isolating itself from illegal immigrants i.e. non-nationals. Similarly discrimination by nationalities of worst hit nations cannot be a realistic solution. On the contrary if E-infected people are forced to go underground in foreign countries the consequences for that currently E-free country could be catastrophic. The only solution, […]
Ebola Has Exposed Pre-Existing Fault Lines in the Health System, Economy and Governance of Sierra Leone
In London on October 2 2014, I wrote on the response necessary to eradicate Ebola and restore Sierra Leone to full economic health. Published the article on HuffingtonPost UK as ICG Country Director and LSEs Africa at LSE blog. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has exposed deep pre-existing fault lines in Sierra Leone. The donor pledges being […]
Estimating the social and economic impact of the Ebola crisis
Gave a presentation on the effects of Ebola during IGC Growth Week last week. Find the full presentation below. Ebola-effects-presentation-at-the-IGC-Growth-Week-held-at-LSE-last-week