Prof. Prince Sarpong

In the face of falling aid, development banks need to use all the financial instruments available to them to make their capital go further. Africa's development banks can no longer count on donors or treasuries. The way through is not more money, but better use of the money already in hand. By bundling loans that have proven themselves, selling them to investors, and lending the proceeds again into the early-stage projects nobody else will finance, a development bank can fund close to twice as m

While narrow AI systems have long operated in specialised domains, the rise of Generative AI represents a structural shift. Arguably the most consequential cognitive infrastructures of our time, large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-5 and Claude, were built, trained, and deployed without public consent or meaningful democratic oversight. This absence exposes a deeper paradox at the heart of modern governance.

Male corporate leaders and billionaires may seem financially secure, but many face deep emotional stress linked to money, power, and identity. Research shows that financial distress among elites can manifest as overconfidence, aggression, or risky decisions, often driven by threatened masculinity. Financial therapy, though often overlooked for this group, could help prevent emotionally driven choices that destabilize companies and economies.