The Coordination Trap
Why economic development fails in Africa when everyone knows what to do
TL;DR
* The problem isn’t ignorance or capacity; it’s a coordination trap with two stable equilibria: drift vs. compounding.
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Zambia, sovereign at 61?
On the 24th of October, Zambia turns sixty-one with much to admire, but without the compounding progress that endurance requires. The country modernized the scaffolding it inherited at independence more than it redesigned
A Murder, and the Question Beneath It
On September 10, 2025, a rooftop gunman killed Charlie Kirk as he spoke at Utah Valley University. Police named Tyler Robinson as the prime suspect, 22, arrested after a 33-hour manhunt; prosecutors say
Savage Execution
Savage execution is not recklessness. It is the discipline of stripping away illusions, operating with simplicity, and protecting margins as if they were life itself. In Africa’s unforgiving capital environment, that discipline
The Promethean Age
Why 2026 is the year global restraint ends
In my previous essay on the singularity, I wrote about how the period between 1945 to 2025 represents an unprecedented civilisational discontinuity. This essay follows-up