The Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), a Nairobi-based free-market think tank, has just announced that the 7th annual Africa Resource Bank meeting will take place from November 11-14th in Arusha, Tanzania.
Launched in 2003 by IREN, the Africa Resource Bank brings together like-minded academics, policy makers, think tank leaders,  business leaders and civil society members from [...]

The Inter Region Economic Network’s “Africa’s Ultimate Question Series” seeks to generate debate and seek answers to key issues affecting Africa. The latest question in this series is: Whose interests does the African press serve? Find the answer is this short video.
The Inter Region Economic Network is a Nairobi-based think tank whose mission is to [...]

“The absence of strong institutions and a clear framework has impeded a healthy and profitable exploitation of African resources by both indigenous and foreign investors,” according to James Shikwati, director of the Inter Region Economic Network and organizer of the 6th Annual African Resource Bank meeting.
After three days of presentations and group discussions, participants concluded [...]

Le Centre des Affaires Humaines (CEDAH) just published the first volume of the Atlas Economic Magazine, a journal on entrepreneurship and economic freedom. The inaugural edition of this journal includes a commentary about Burkina Faso’s ranking in the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World Report as well as select articles by Dr. Emmanuel Martin [...]

In three days, think tank leaders, academics, business leaders, and policymakers from Africa and around the world will convene in Mombasa, Kenya for the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN)’s 6th Annual Resource Bank meeting. Taking place from November 9-12, 2008 at the White Sands Beach Resort, the meeting will focus on how Africa can utilize [...]

From November 9-12, 2008, the Inter Region Economic Network will be hosting its 6th annual African Resource Bank meeting at the White Sands Beach Resort in Mombasa, Kenya. This year topic is Commercializing Africa  Resources to Promote Prosperity: How Africa can utilize its natural resources to raise the living standards of its people.
The annual meeting [...]

As an African living abroad, I am encouraged by such news of inter regional networks amongst fellow Africans. It is my pleasure to tell you that the Inter Region Economic Network has signed a Memorandum of understanding with a Zimbabwe based think tank to facilitate a student exchange program. Students from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi [...]

The 6th African Resource Bank will take place in Nairobi, Kenya November 9-12, 2008. This annual event, which is hosted by IREN-Kenya, brings together freedom minded individuals from across Africa and the world. This year’s theme will be; “Commercializing Africa’s Resources to Promote Prosperity: How Africa can Utilize its Natural Resources to Raise the Living [...]