John Chiahemen

Position: Journalist

Articles

Investment in Africa rising, but US presence small November 07, 05:17pm EST 

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment in Africa has more than doubled since 1998, but few U.S. corporations have shown interest in the region except for the oil and mining sectors, say investment experts.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Somalia's mean sealanes

It's the stuff for a Hollywood blockbuster to rival Ridley Scott's 2001 thriller "Black Hawk Down": A bunch of 50 Somali pirates in speedboats and heavily armed with grenade launchers clamber aboard a ...  Full Article | Comments [13] 

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How quickly can Zimbabweans expect economic change?

For Zimbabwe's long-suffering people, the true meaning of the signing of a power-sharing agreement between President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and the opposition MDC would be how quickly it leads to an improvement ...  Full Article | Comments [12] 

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Trust the ingenuity of the Zimbabwean people

Marian L. Tupy, The Cato Institute  All economies, no matter how decrepit, can be revived through good institutions and economic freedom. That said, it is impossible to predict how quickly the people ...  Full Article | Comments [7]