Ndongo Samba Sylla

Corporate interests distort public discourse, including on social-media platforms

African income disparities hamper the growth of a middle class

African countries need major reforms for their middle classes to grow

For environmental reasons, western Europe and North America cannot be models of development

The root causes of African indebtedness are still the same

In Africa, structural adjustment did not trigger fast growth, but had a contractive impact

Unlike young Europeans in past centuries, young Africans today are denied opportunities overseas

Informal employment dominates in Africa – well-paying jobs with social-protection benefits are the exception

Failure to expand formal youth employment in Africa will mean more unrest, more migration, more crime and more religious extremism

Africans find the distinction between political and economic refugees absurd