For Ghana, like other African countries, the Asian experience is instructive. There is a lot to be learned, built on, and challenged. It’s about time the country became more than the six-decade-long ‘hope of Africa’ poster child. In November 2019, I attended a book review of The Asian Aspiration (see Read More
FINDING SPACE TO THINK: “SHOULD I OR SHOULD I NOT?”
“Well you’re an impostor” “While the impostor syndrome is not unique to women, women are more apt to agonize over tiny mistakes, see even constructive criticism as evidence of their shortcomings, and chalk up their accomplishments to luck rather than skill. They often unconsciously overcompensate with crippling perfectionism, overpreparation, maintaining Read More
Welcome to My Website
Hi, I’m Marie-Noelle, but Noelle is just fine. Welcome to my blog where I talk all – well most – things international development and interrogate the “Why is Africa [still] poor” narrative. It’s going to be fun and definitely subscriber-worthy so how about we start there? Here are a Read More