Issac McEwen

Blood Gold Investigation: The Illicit Trade Routes from Sudan to Global Markets Between 2020-2025

On April 15, 2023, the streets of Khartoum erupted in violence as a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid...

The Malaria Racketeers of Africa: Counterfeit Nets and Stolen Hospital Supplies

On March 11, 2025, inside a sweltering warehouse in Kano, Nigeria, enforcement agents from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control...

Fintech Frontiers In Africa: The High Interest Rates Predating on Kenya’s Poor In Last 10 Years

Nairobi earned the moniker Silicon Savannah a decade ago, a title reflecting its status as a technological beacon in East Africa. The narrative was...

Park Bench Politics: The Rise of Hostile Architecture in Public Spaces

The war for urban space is rarely fought with soldiers or barricades. Instead, it is waged with stainless steel, concrete, and subtle geometry. In...

The Short-Term Rental Crisis: How Tourism Is Killing Local Housing Markets

The innocent origins of the sharing economy are now a distant memory. What began as a bohemian notion of renting out a spare room...

Public Sector Bank Loans: The NPA Crisis and Corporate Cronyism

The original covenant between the Indian state and its public sector banks was simple yet profound. These institutions were envisioned not merely as commercial...

The Vyapam Legacy: Buying Jobs and Medical Seats in State Boards

The name Vyapam was once merely a Hindi acronym for the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board or MPPEB. Today it serves as a global...

How Mega-Projects Consistently Underestimate Costs

Mega-projects are large-scale infrastructure endeavors that typically require substantial financial investment, extensive planning, and significant human resources. These projects often encompass sectors like transportation,...

Peacekeeping Supply Chains: Who profits from “support services”

Peacekeeping missions are essential components of the United Nations' strategy to maintain global stability. These missions require extensive logistical support, which is facilitated by...

Resource-Backed Loans: The collateral clauses that mortgage futures

Resource-backed loans have become a significant financial mechanism in developing countries, particularly those rich in natural resources. These loans involve a borrower securing funds...

Infrastructure PPP Renegotiations: Why governments keep paying more

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become a prevalent mechanism for developing infrastructure across various nations. By combining the resources and expertise of both public and...

Megaproject Cost Overruns: The patterns that never change

Megaprojects, by their very nature, involve large-scale, complex undertakings that aim to deliver significant benefits such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and technological advancement....

Bridges and Tunnels: The contract amendments that double budgets

Infrastructure projects like bridges and tunnels form the backbone of modern transportation networks, facilitating the movement of people and goods across regions. These projects...

Road Toll Concessions: When traffic forecasts become fiction

Road toll concessions have become a pivotal strategy for governments aiming to develop infrastructure without shouldering the financial burden entirely. These concessions involve private...

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