As private sector donations increase, the 21 African countries still not contributing to the fund must pay up. The African Union (AU) Peace Fund (PF) is at the heart of Africa’s quest for sustainable financial autonomy and ownership of its peacemaking initiatives. The fund is the financial backbone of the continent’s peace and security efforts, […]
Donald Trump, America’s new president, has cut back massively on US commitments to asylum seekers, blocked all asylum processes and started to remove irregular immigrants. Trump’s new measures are far reaching. They include the suspension of the US refugee admissions programme. Flights booked for refugees to the US have been cancelled. Arrests and deportations have
SAN Francisco, California / Apex, North Carolina — With so much bad news about climate change lately, is it too late for the world to tackle the problem? Professor Felix Dodds and Chris Spence review the current state-of-play. When it comes to climate change, the awful news has been coming thick and fast. We now
The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education. The emergence of cheap or free AI tools is being eagerly embraced by those with smartphones and the ability to get online.
While aid has saved lives–providing antiretroviral therapy for 1.4 million Ugandans living with HIV, supporting maternal health programmes, and funding electricity connections in hard-to-reach communities–it has also perpetuated a system where the Ugandan government remains unaccountable to its own citizens. It is difficult to be hopeful when history offers little evidence that Uganda’s governance and
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Nairobi — President William Ruto on Monday held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, focusing on Kenya-US trade relations, regional security and the UN-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. In a statement, Ruto said he and Rubio discussed the conclusion of the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP), which
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Nine out of 10 citizens express openness to cohabitation – as neighbours or married-in family members – with people of other ethnicities. Key findings On average across 33 countries, 41% of Africans feel more connected to their national than their ethnic identity, compared to just 14% who prioritise their ethnic over their national identity; 45%
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Following US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid, President Cyril Ramaphosa can display great leadership by meeting with leaders of wealthy countries and convincing them to increase spending to support the health systems of poorer countries. President Donald Trump’s administration took a cruel decision this past week to freeze US foreign aid for
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Washington — The State Department on Wednesday sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s order to freeze and review foreign development aid after the top U.S. diplomat blunted some of the chaos that ensued with an emergency order that could shield the world’s largest HIV program from the 90-day funding freeze. At the White House, Trump
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Numbers you might not know. This week we focus the spotlight on the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco, where the draw was conducted on Monday. 1 – The number of times that an African country has been to a FIFA World Cup semi-final, a feat achieved by Morocco at the last edition
