South Africa

Phumlani is a politics and economics analyst, a host of The State of Africa on Salaamedia radio and One Nation FM 88.9.

He’s also a columnist at News24, South Africa’s leading news website, writing on politics and economics. His other writings have been published in the City Press, BizNews, African Liberty and Politicsweb.

He sits on the board of two organizations: Free Market Foundation South Africa and Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). He is also a member of the Council of the South African Institute of Race Relations.

United Kingdom

Alexander C. R. Hammond is Research Associate at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. He is also a Young Voices contributor and frequently writes about economic freedom, global well-being, and African development.

Hammond’s works have been translated into multiple languages and have been featured in Reason, National Interest, Washington Examiner, CapX, Yahoo News, El Cato, Academia Liberalismo Económico, FEE.org, Contrepoints, among others. He is a graduate of History and Politics, from the University of Exeter.

Metuge Mekongcho Terence is co-founder and researcher at the African Policy Reform, affiliated to the College of Economics & Trade at Hunan University in China. He is from Cameroon, and his studies are related to Africa and emerging economies.

He is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Hunan University—College of Economics and Trade, Changsha—China. His research is focused on technological innovation in emerging/developing countries, SMEs, and free market policies in the African healthcare industry. He has co-authored research papers that were presented at the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meetings organized by the American Economic Association (AEA).

Metuge is a volunteer research analyst and affiliated with AMC, San Diego – USA. He has earned fellowships from the National Association for Business Economists (NABE), the Mises Institute, and Cato Institute. Metuge is also a member of the African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA).