The Impact of Islamist Terrorism on Africa's Informal Economy: Kenya, Compared with Ghana and Senegal

Qanon and Other Conspiracy Ideologies’ Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa in the Age of Global Capitalism

“…Firstly, there existed a US tech platforms' context bias in Africa. Because the former, mostly based in California, knew next to nothing about the salient history and informal politics of African democracy (Kohnert, 2000;Kohnert, 2022a).…”

Francophonie in Sub-Saharan Africa: Post-Colonial Dependence or Self-Determination?

“…In June 2021 the ECOWAS announced 2027 as the new date to launch the eco. However, further delays are probable because of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mali crisis and growing threats of Islamist terrorism (Kohnert, 2022a).…”

“…Apparently, the ruling Gnassingbé clan of Togo was probed by the French justice in connection with the Bolloré affair. The notorious French tycoon Vincent Bolloré, a prominent member of Françafrique, had been suspected of having secured port concessions in Lomé by undercharged services (800,000 € for merely 100,000 €) provided by the international advertising agency Havas (up to 2017 a 60% dependency of Bolloré, then sold to Vivendi) to help Faure Gnassingbé elected in 2010 (Kohnert, 2022a). On 26 February 2021, Bolloré pleaded guilty to being culpable of active corruption.…”

Is terrorism a spoilsport for the sustainability of economic development?: evidence from the economic community of West African states

“…More importantly, terrorist groups and their financiers derive funds from both licit and illicit activities and move them through formal and informal channels to support their activities (FATF, 2013; Kohnert, 2022). The close ties between criminal and terrorist groups can undermine the very foundations of the republican state and weaken democratic institutions.…”