Risk to Watch in Africa: Violence in Kenyan Elections
Last week Ed Cropley, African Investment Correspondent for REUTERS listed five risks to watch for in Africa. Not surprisingly, threat of violence and corruption in Kenyan elections made the list. Last year’s post-election violence has not yet been brought to justice, and there is strong evidence that tribal and ethnic groups are arming themselves for [...]
How does Africa rank? Good and Poor Governance Report Reveals
Cape Town — Southern Africa is the continent’s best-governed and Central Africa its worst-governed region, according to a new ranking of Africa’s quality of governance published on October 5, 2009. If you are an African who ranks health, education and freedom from poverty as your top priority, you are best off in the Seychelles, and [...]
Atlas Global Initiative Highlights
Tom G. Palmer was just awarded The Legion of Liberty Award! The Legion of Liberty is an award provided by the El Instituto Cultural Ludwig von Mises -ICUMI and the IPEA Instituto de Pensamiento Estratégico Ágora A.C to, “Those extraordinary individuals, promoters of liberty, that have distinguished themselves for contributing to the advancement of this [...]
