Ufanisi Cast

Episode 3: The Economics of Pan-Africanism

Listen Later

This week our guest is Adrian Leshan. A second year finance student at Strathmore University in Nairobi. He is passionate about AI & business. In this episode we'll be talking about:

  • How foreign aid hinders development.
  • Economic imperialism in Africa.
  • Between China and the West which is a better economic partner for African countries.
  • Why a rural farmer in Zambia is wealthier than the average middle class American.
  • The danger of corporations becoming richer than most African states.
  • Doing business within the mostly informal economies of Africa.
  • How corruption hinders economic development.

    • Show Notes

    Mabati rentals that bring in Sh. 3.75 million per month

    What China Knows about Africa That the West Doesn't

    China's trillion dollar plan to dominate global trade

    Tax evasion and theft ‘rob Africa’ of $89bn a year: UN study

    Wealthy Kenyans bank Sh45bn in dollars during lockdown

    How the France-backed African CFA franc works as an enabler and barrier to development

    Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo

    Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?


    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Ufanisi CastBy Akoto Olubayi
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    1 ratings