The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from established African entrepreneurs. Whether the Chinese have a competitive edge over Africans because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chineseʹs supposed...

The training and visit (T & V) agricultural extension system has been adopted in West Africa to improve the transfer of technology to farmers with the ultimate aim of increasing agricultural production. The West African experience is discussed in this article, showing that the T & V messages to...

The process of democratic renewal that began in Benin in 1989 is considered a model for all of Africa. The sovereign national conference (February 1990), which was supported by all politically relevant forces, instituted a new civilian government. It created the conditions for the observance of...

Nach der 2001 gewonnenen Präsidentschaftswahlen und angesichts einer in sich zerstrittenen Opposition konnte das "System Kérékou" seine Anpassungsfähigkeit abermals unter Beweis stellen und seine Herrschaftsstruktur auch im Bereich der informellen Politik konsolidieren. Bei den...

Im Januar führte die Abschaffung des vodun-Feiertages durch Kérékou als ‚Relikt des Feudalismus‘ und wegen angeblicher Unvereinbarkeit mit dem christlichen Glauben, zu dem der Staatspräsident im Vorjahr übergetreten war, zu einer Kontroverse des Staatspräsidenten mit dem Parlament und...