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1.	International Monetary Fund and the stimulus of destabilization
	Author: Michael Dibiaezue	Date Written: 17 January 2012
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: OpEdNews
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.opednews.com/
	Key Words: Nigeria, petrol policy, IMF, US, sovereignty
	Summary & Comment: Critical analysis of the effects of international policies that govern decision-making in Nigeria. To quote- That fuel subsidy could be so arrogantly removed on New Year day without feeling or recourse to Nigerians or their representatives at the National Assembly, speaks of the fear our leaders harbor for International bankers and the degree of co . . . [expand]
2.	Billions siphoned by corruption could have been used to maintain fuel subsidy
	Author: Mustapha Muhammad	Date Written: 11 January 2012
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Inter Press Service
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.ips.org/
	Key Words: Nigeria, petrol subsidies, corruption, human rights abuse
	Summary & Comment: "Free to those who can afford it, very expensive to those who can’t"... Would be one way of describing the current situation with fuel subsidies in Nigeria. Billions of dollars in potential petrol revenue are lost yearly because of corruption and the state’s lack investment in infrastructure. This state of affairs contributes to the incre . . . [expand]
3.	Zimbabwe: Chinese become unwelcome guests
	Author: Stanley Kwenda	Date Written: 7 January 2012
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Inter Press Service Africa
	Secondary Category: Zimbabwe	Source URL: http://www.ips.org/africa
	Key Words: Zimbabwe, China, investment, small businesses, labour,
	Summary & Comment: When Zimbabwe was cut off from Western investment he adopted a `Look East’ policy , especially to China, and welcomed trade and investment. Unexpectedly the Chinese not only invested in companies but also started their own businesses, and brought over many of their own people for labour. Thus they entered into competition with local people, and ma . . . [expand]
4.	Guinea: Donor assistance will reduce contract non-payment risks despite continued risks of sporadic violence
	Author: Exclusive Analysis	Date Written: 3 January 2012
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: African Arguments
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://africanarguments.org/
	Key Words: Guinea, IMF, legislative elections, mining
	Summary & Comment: In Guinea, donor payments are linked strongly with successful elections. This overview looks at what is in store for Guinea in the upcoming year. J-P
5.	Somalia: US bank move highlights importance of remittances
	Author: IRIN	Date Written: 27 December 2011
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: IRIN
	Secondary Category: Eastern Region	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org/
	Key Words: economy, hawala, diaspora, famine
	Summary & Comment: Remittances sent home to Somalia by the diaspora are far more effective than support through most aid agencies for the simple reason that money is delivered immediately where it is needed. However, blocking this flow of money also has an immediate, and negative, effect in a region that needs all the help it can get. If more banks follow the lead of . . . [expand]
6.	Measuring African capital flight
	Author: Léonce Ndikumana & James K. Boyce	Date Written: 17 December 2011
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent.
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.africafocus.org
	Key Words: African GDP, capital flight, tax havens, odious debt
	Summary & Comment: From AfricaFocus bulletin: "The magnitude of African capital flight is staggering both in absolute monetary values and relative to GDP. For the thirty-three sub-Saharan African countries for which we have data, we find that more than $700 billion fled the continent between 1970 and 2008. If this capital was invested abroad and earned interest . . . [expand]
7.	Foreign energy policy fuels famine in Africa
	Author: Pambazuka News	Date Written: 8 December 2011
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Pambazuka News, Issue 562
	Secondary Category: Food and Land	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org/
	Key Words: Land grab, energy, agrofuel, exploitation
	Summary & Comment: Pambazuka News speaks to Oakland Institute about the findings of their latest round of in-depth research into land grabs in Africa, from the role played by the energy policies of rich countries and the World Bank to the dangers of a development agenda that fails to heed the negative social, economic and environmental impacts of industrial agrofuel . . . [expand]