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Fadhel Kaboub
@fadhelkaboub.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Economics at Denison University, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, Author of Global South Perspectives on Substack
https://globalsouthperspectives.substack.com
Join me tomorrow Monday Nov. 17 in Johannesburg (in-person and online) for a High-Level Dialogue: “Rethinking Debt Sustainability and Exploring Alternative Financing Models Better Suited to Africa’s Context”
Event info: bit.ly/47AyuCi
Online RSVP: shorturl.at/0eOj2
In-person RSVP: shorturl.at/KKXgn
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Excuse me, do you know what time it is?
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November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Kaboub stressed the need to transform the global economic and geopolitical hierarchy to move away from colonial structures designed for extractive purposes towards a multi-polar world with the Global South at the center of the international economic order.
sdg.iisd.org/news/global-...
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Happy to share my latest piece "Decolonise to Decarbonise" published by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia.
www.isis.org.my/wp-content/u...
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Me complace compartir la versión en español del artículo que coescribí con mi colega Andrés Chiriboga, publicado por el Observatorio de la Dolarización. “Una estrategia común sobre deuda y la transformación económica. Hacia una coalición global de deudores del Sur” dolarizacion.org/2025/10/21/u...
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
October 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Join us in Lyon, France on Thursday Oct. 2 at 3pm CET in-person at a global gathering titled: "New Economies: Hope in a time of collapse" - hosted by Partners for a New Economy & bringing together 250 people committed to fundamentally transforming our economic system. www.p4neinlyon.org/programme
October 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Join us on Tuesday Sept. 30, 2025 at 8am EST (2pm CAT/CET) for a webinar on the role of Export Credit Agencies ECAs and international investment law on the energy transition in Africa and Mozambique with colleagues Lea Di Salvatore, Luisa Weber, and João Feijó.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Prince was a brilliant singer, musician and song writer. "Colonized Mind" is a masterpiece that most people never heard. Read the lyrics in the video. You're welcome!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrML...
September 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Pope should have been leading a flotilla of humanitarian aid to Palestine instead of trying to hijack the Global Sumud Fotilla to participate in a genocide regime delivering "aid" in death traps for innocent civilians.
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Genocide tourism at its best! 250 state legislators attended the "50 States OneIsrael" conference this week. The largest bipartisan delegation. They pledged to support the genocide by passing anti-BDS legislations. This is the very unsocial truth that your favorite media network decided not to cover
September 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Join us tomorrow at 10am EST: "Reclaiming the Economy: Exploring Systems Change," Webinar hosted by Earth4All & the Wellbeing Economy Alliance as part of the Draw the Line action week. Featuring Paula Alvarado, Uygar Özesmi, Sonia Kwami, Marina Gattás, & Claire Mellier. RSVP lnkd.in/d49F5wJR
September 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Aid was never designed to correct the legacy of colonialism or create conditions for self-sustaining transformative development. It's...a system that sees development through a Northern lens...maintaining structural control &undisrupted colonial hierarchies"
www.independent.co.uk/voices/us-ai...
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Join us if you are in Maputo, Mozambique!

About the event:

The event aims to promote an open and solution-oriented dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing the African continent in the current international landscape.
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Fadhel Kaboub ... warned that ahead of de-risking the projects it would be necessary to address the “persistent economic structures” that make sustainable economic development “unachievable, whether finance is blended or unblended”
greencentralbanking.com/2025/07/23/i...
July 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Join us on July 26. Registration Link:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
At FfD4 in Sevilla, via UN-DESA
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July 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Addis Ababa, May 31, 2025 (ENA)—African countries should leverage their abundant resources to focus on food sovereignty, energy, and developing a robust industry, Fadhel Kaboub, associate professor of economics at Denison University underscored.

www.ena.et/web/eng/w/en...
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
This is my latest podcast about tariffs, trade and the economics of tooth fairies that created DOGE.
As always, special thanks to Steven Grumbine and the entire team of @Macro N Cheese & Real Progressives
Take a listen 👇🏼
realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-...
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I spoke to The Guardian about the Congo’s critical minerals and a potential neocolonial deal with the Trump administration.
Give it a read 👇🏼 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
April 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fadhel Kaboub, associate prof of economics @DenisonU, said Trump’s interest is likely driven primarily by the importance of critical minerals for military and high-tech purposes. “The Trump administration is known for its anti-climate action rhetoric,”
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/04/t...
April 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When they say the quiet part out loud 👇🏼
April 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My latest blog is a poem called Longing for Genuine Global Solidarity, along with a music video I produced with AI. Enjoy and share with your friends!
globalsouthperspectives.substack.com/p/longing-fo...
April 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Reframing Africa's industrialisation beyond export-oriented narratives:
www.cnbcafrica.com/media/637051...
Africa’s industrialisation has often been framed within the context of global export markets, but this view overlooks the continent's diverse needs.
March 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM