“Venezuela is now a world leader in the production of desperation,” says Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson in a recent article. That damning assessment followed Gerson’s first-hand witnessing of the current humanitarian crisis in the country. Venezuela’s...
Perhaps more than colonialism, most emigrants like me from Africa routinely blame corruption for much of the continent’s current ills. David Cameron, the former British prime minister, once described Nigeria as a fantastically corrupt country. That label could easily...
West African countries have complained for decades about the disproportionately little amount of revenue they receive for their cocoa exports. The region accounts for about 70 percent of global production, with Ghana and Ivory Coast alone contributing over 60 percent....
Libya’s descent into chaos following the ouster and killing of its longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi has led to widespread condemnation of America and its NATO allies for their role in the country’s destabilization. That criticism is partly the reason why the West is...
