Columnist: LAWRENCE FREEMAN

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed with Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, in Addis Ababa Courtesy of VOA

China Fully Engaged in Africa for 2023-The Future is Trade Not Debt

Jan 29, 2023 | Feature Article

For the thirty-third consecutive year, the first foreign trip by China rsquo;s Foreign Minister was to Africa. China rsq ...

The west votes against development at United Nations

Dec 29, 2022 | Feature Article

This article below locates precisely the problem with the foreign policy of the West and the United States in particu ...

British Colonial Legacy Still Plaguing African Nations Today

Sep 23, 2022 | Feature Article

The British Empire should have expired an ignoble death after World War II, and the monarchy disbanded. I believe th ...

While China is Africas biggest bilateral creditor, most of the continents debt is due to private Western holders of African debt, according to a new study. Photo: PowerChina

Time to End Clap-Trap About ‘Debt-Trap Diplomacy’ in Africa!

Jun 14, 2022 | Feature Article

Africa rsquo;s Bigger Worry Is Western Bondholders-Study Finds, an article in the South Chin ...

African Nations Desperately Need Energy for Economic Growth

Jun 8, 2022 | Feature Article

My colleague, PD Lawton, creator of: africana ...

A Somalian girl carries her sibling along land left dry by persistent drought. Getty Image, News24

Why Has Fighting in Ukraine Led to Food Emergencies in Africa?

May 17, 2022 | Feature Article

In recent months there have been an abundance of reports on how the conflict in Ukraine is exacerbating food scarcit ...

Lawrence Freeman giving a presentation on applying the economic principles of Alexander Hamilton and the American System to the development of African nations.

Africans Should Understand: Physical Economy Creates Wealth and Elevates the Hum...

Apr 19, 2022 | Feature Article

This presentation by physical economist and Africa analyst, Lawrence Freeman, was part of an international confer ...

President Abraham Lincoln delivering his Second Inaugural address on March 4, 1865, one month before his death.

Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln: A Tragedy for the Human Race

Apr 18, 2022 | Feature Article

President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated on April 15, 1865, was arguably the greatest U.S. President, but I w ...

President Roosevelt in May 1933, signed legislation creating the Tennessee Valley Authority -TVA, and transformed the U.S. with his Grand Infrastructure Design

Commemorating the Death of Franklin Roosevelt: Last Great American Statesman Wit...

Apr 14, 2022 | Feature Article

April 12 marked the seventy-seventh anniversary of the 1945 death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), the 32nd[ ...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta L and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend the completion ceremony of the Chinese-built oil terminal at the port of Mombasa in Mombasa, Kenya, January 6, 2022. Xinhua

Africa’s ‘poverty trap’ more dangerous than so-called debt trap

Jan 25, 2022 | Feature Article

Editor rsquo;s note: Lawrence Freeman is a Political-Economic Analyst on Africa, who has been involved in ...

Lawrence Freeman standing in front of the Addis Ababa skyline

I Went to Ethiopia Representing the TRUE Interests of the U.S.A.

Dec 22, 2021 | Feature Article

Why I Came to Ethiopia I was on the ground in Addis Ababa, from November 28 ndash; December 10, to defen ...

President Buhari of Nigeria, Demands More and Reliable Energy for Africa from CO...

Nov 2, 2021 | Feature Article

Mahammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria, issued a forceful statement (printed below) to the COP26 Summit, on the n ...

What’s Wrong With U.S. Policy For Ethiopia and Africa?

Aug 1, 2021 | Feature Article

Knowledgeable American analysts of U.S.-African relations are disturbed by the U.S. government rsquo;s treatment of ...

Nigeria Expands Railroads and Strives for Self Sufficiency in Rice

Jul 12, 2021 | Feature Article

Bellow is a very informative article by my colleague, PD Lawton, creator of the website AfricanAfenda.net, on ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Africa’s Primary Need–Case Study of Eastern Congo

Jul 12, 2021 | Feature Article

ldquo;Congo is sitting in the centre of Africa and when you have got no infrastructure in DRC, you are hinder ...

Ethiopians waiting to vote courtesy of nebe.org.net

Successful Ethiopian Election Proves Critics Wrong

Jul 12, 2021 | Feature Article

On June 21, the Ethiopian people voted in peaceful fortitude to advance their nation towards democracy. Voting in th ...

About Author
LAWRENCE FREEMAN, POLITICAL-ECONOMIC ANALYST FOR AFRICA… is an outspoken opponent of the current policies of neo-colonialism. He is a highly respected researcher, writer, and speaker on a variety of topics concerning Africa. An outspoken critic of the ICC attacks on African countries, Freeman led a delegation of American State Legislators to Sudan, who subsequently exposed the charges that the Khartoum government was engaged in slavery as fraudulent. Insisting that Africa no longer be forced to live in a dark age, he has consistently brought African governments a roadmap for transformative infrastructure projects. As the author of dozens of articles and reports on Africa, having travelled to the continent 25 times, Freeman served as a member of AFRICOM’s Advisory Committee under U.S. General Kip Ward. Most recently, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Scientific Committee and is currently working on a project to replenish the shrinking Lake Chad. Presently, he is teaching courses on the history of Africa, utilizing his decades of experience and knowledge.