John C. Anyanwu

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What can African countries do now to prevent the coronavirus from spreading like the Ebola of a few years ago?

The coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, China, has at today, killed 80 people and more than 2,700 cases have been confirmed in mainland China, as the virus continues to spread throughout Asia and...

27 January 2020 9,802 3 View

Recently, the US, Mexico and Canada signed a revised trade deal to replace Nafta. Who is expected to benefit most and how?

Canada, Mexico and the United States recently signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs...

21 January 2020 9,488 2 View

Who benefits from the recent phase 1 trade aagreement signining between the US and China?

The U.S. and China signed the first phase of a broader trade pact recently. The deal commits China to do more to crack down on the theft of American technology and corporate secrets by its...

21 January 2020 3,185 3 View

Will Mr. Bernie Sanders' recent heart attack and subsequent heart surgery cause him to withdraw from the democratic primaries?

Recently, one of the leading democratic hopefuls to clinch the drmocratic ticket for the White Huse, Mr. Bernie Sanders, had a heart attack and subsequent heart surgery. Will he pull out of the...

13 October 2019 942 1 View

Recently, Trump (US) imposed trade sanctions on Europe, Canada and Mexico. What are the implications of the impending trade war?

The US President, Donald Trump recently slapped tariffs on steel and aluminium on Europe, Canada and Mexico, amidst on-going trade war with China, leading to a prospect of a wider and growing...

04 June 2018 3,177 17 View

Millions of personal data from Facebook was gathered and allegedly used by Cambridge Analytica for political purposes. Is this a new low for privacy?

Millions of personal data belonging to people across the globe from Facebook was gathered and then allegedly used by the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica for politcal purpses, notably...

10 April 2018 1,336 4 View

Recently, many African economies have been experiencing declining share of agriculture and manufacturing value added but rising services share. Why?

The literature predicts shifts of output and labor first from agriculture to manufacturing, followed by manufacturing to services at later stages of development. This pattern is consistent with...

31 December 2017 5,559 8 View

In his recent global strategy, Donald Trump sees Afriica as a “tremendous business potential". Will this benefit Africa or just "America first"?

Donald Trump's recent global strategy sees Africa as market for US goods. According to him, “We will offer American goods and services, both because it is profitable for us and because it serves...

20 December 2017 3,114 9 View

At the just-concluded WTO meeting in Argentina, levies on e-commerce was debated. Should e-commerce be levied?

"At the just-concluded WTO meeting in Argentina, India and a group of developing countries blocked an initiative that would have ushered in a 20-year moratorium on levying duties on electronic...

15 December 2017 4,559 3 View

At the margins of the AU-EU summit, the EU agreed to set up a joint migration task force with the AU and the UN to check migration. Will this work?

In the margins of the AU-EU summit in Abidjan (29th and 30th November 2015), the EU agreed to establish a joint migration task force with the African Union and the UN. This task force will aim to:...

07 December 2017 8,049 4 View