Category Archives: Africa

Nick Turse: The Killing Fields of South Sudan

An in-depth portrait of one of the worst ravages of war: killing fields.

Income Inequality in a Globalising World

Absolute inequality around the world has increased, challenging the purported benefit of globalization.

Oil Booms Leave the Poor in the Dark

One of the biggest challenges in fighting poverty is to know where it is. This column describes a new way to measure poverty by using satellites to count people who live in darkness at night. This shows that the economic benefits of oil booms don’t trickle down to the very poor.

Why Is the Pentagon Hiding the Number of Troops in Iraq and Syria?

The Pentagon refuses to disclose how many U.S. troops — and contractors — are currently deployed to Iraq and Syria. CIvilian deaths, too

New Zealand Offshore Company Agents: Mossack Fonseca is Far From Alone

The global footprint of agents selling NZ companies and trusts

Dodgy New Zealand Companies: Mapping Their Global Footprint Since 2009

New Zealand’s scam companies: a map of their global footprint

New Zealand: Kea Street Cred and US$1Bn Promise Lures Kiwi to Front Very Peculiar Financial Service Providers

Another duo of wildly offbeat New Zealand Financial Services Providers

#panamapapers – Why Critic Craig Murray Needs the Scorecard Before He Can Name The Players

Craig Murray keeps jumping the gun with his panamapapers pieces

New Paper Makes Powerful Case Against Tax Treaties

Why tax treaties are a gimmie to multinationals and a poisoned chalice for developing countries.

America’s Double Standard on Trade

Quelle surprise! The US fell all over itself to give Japan breaks on agricultural trade to cinch a TPP deal. But developing countries? Fuggedaboudit.

Connecting American Foreign Policy to Economic Policy

Can American foreign policy be made to work better for US citizens (outside the arms industry) and the rest of the world?

AFRICOM’s New Math, the U.S. Base Bonanza, and “Scarier” Times Ahead in Africa

Africa is now dotted with American outposts, drone bases, and compounds for elite teams of Special Operations forces.