The key messages from this article are (a) African countries should learn from their failed past adjustment policies; (b) development policies, including exchange rate regimes, should be predicated on ...

Audu Ogbeh, a former minister of agriculture, is captured on video saying Nigeria’s economic woes started in 1986. He said, “The tragedy of Nigeria began in 1986 when we did the structural adjustment ...

Is Kenya undergoing a contemporary iteration of the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) that were implemented across Africa in the 1980s and 1990s? This question merits consideration as we observe ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 7 2025 (IPS) - The World Bank's 1981 Berg Report provided the blueprint for structural adjustment, including economic liberalisation in Africa. Urging trade ...