# Africa Watch

Analysis of the social, economic and political processes unfolding in Africa...with a bias towards Zambia.

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## [How the International Monetary Fund Strangles Africa](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/how-the-international-monetary-fund)

_2026-08-04 · Grieve Chelwa_

Why African countries keep returning to Washington — a conversation on Hot FM Zambia

## [Zambia ditches the IMF...for now](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/zambia-ditches-the-imffor-now)

_2026-01-08 · Grieve Chelwa_

Earlier today news broke on international newswire services that the Zambian government had decided to shelve plans to extend the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility which has been in effect since October 2022

## [On Zambia's cost of living crisis (Guest Post)](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/on-zambias-cost-of-living-crisis)

_2025-08-13 · Ntazana Siame Kaulule_

Survey data reveals a worrying trend in the welfare of the poorest Zambians

## [Where are the Zhou Enlais of Africa?](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/where-are-the-zhou-enlais-of-africa)

_2025-05-08 · Grieve Chelwa_

The life of the Chinese revolutionary and statesman holds leadership lessons for Africa

## [Making sense of Scott Bessent's critique of the IMF and World Bank](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/making-sense-of-scott-bessents-critique)

_2025-04-24 · Grieve Chelwa_

The US Treasury Secretary wants the IMF and World Bank to once again be singularly focussed on advancing US interests

## [Africa's membership to the World Trade Organization has been a disaster](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/africas-membership-to-the-world-trade)

_2025-04-22 · Grieve Chelwa_

A pillar of neoliberalism has undermined Africa's ability to develop

## [Global Conjuncture and Zambia's Debt Crisis](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/global-conjuncture-and-zambias-debt)

_2025-03-26 · Grieve Chelwa_

External factors explain the debt crisis

## [Ending Aid Dependency: The Tax Edition](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/ending-aid-dependency-the-tax-edition)

_2025-03-05 · Grieve Chelwa_

African governments should, and can, collect more in taxes

## [It's time for a Lusaka Club of Borrowers](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/its-time-for-a-lusaka-club-of-borrowers)

_2025-02-14 · Grieve Chelwa_

African governments need to band together in re-negotiating sovereign debt

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## [The IMF has hypnotized Africa's Policymakers](https://gchelwa.substack.com/p/the-imf-has-hypnotized-africas-policymakers)

_2024-05-07 · Grieve Chelwa_

A couple of weeks ago I attended the 2024 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings which take place every year in Washington, DC at the beginning of spring season in the northern hemisphere.