The smallest population group in Niger makes the biggest deals: immigrants from northern Africa, account for less than one percent of the country's population but controls sixty percent of the industry and ninety percent of the transport sector. Most long-distance bus lines are in their hands. The Arab minority also holds shares in airlines and numerous factories in the country. The Arabs' economic success followed the government's post-peace agreement integration policy.
Fighting against the military junta in Nigeria in the 1990s meant putting your life on the line.
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Illegal imports of European brands are hurting Bolivia’s once vibrant textile industry.
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Growth will ultimately lead us to our downfall, reckons the environmental economist Federico Demaria.
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A conversation with the economist and author about redistribution and the potential which lies in the pandemic.
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Humans have often overstepped the mark in their treatment of other living creatures. Corine Pelluchon's books urge more respect for animals and nature.
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Technical interventions could cool the earth and stop climate change. Is this a good idea?
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