The global development paradigm is undergoing a fundamental shift. This is a key moment for emerging economies, especially for low-income African countries. The time of easy foreign aid, which isn’t always genuine help, is fading fast. It might vanish before we even notice. Aid has been important in the past, but its role is often […]
Africa: Forging a Self-Reliant Economic Future for Africa Read More »
Nairobi/Cape Town — Writing about the minerals beneath Africa’s soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We’ve all read the tired tropes: “land of contrasts”, “resource curse”, and “continent of paradoxes”. While sometimes rooted in truth, these phrases risk reducing complex realities to oversimplified narratives. However, the persistence of these clichés speaks to
Africa: The Minerals Beneath Africa’s Soil Are The Building Blocks of a Brighter Future Read More »
EXPLAINER: The World Health Organization’s pandemic accord The Covid pandemic was one of the biggest public health crises in modern times. Concerned that the world was unprepared for the next pandemic, the World Health Organization, or WHO, began developing a treaty to guide countries in preventing, preparing for and responding to future pandemics. The agreement
Africa: Explainer – the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Accord Read More »
The 38th African Union (AU) Summit reaffirmed a shared belief among African leaders: the continent has the potential to reshape the global order. However, this can only be realized if African leadership takes a more decisive role on the international stage. With abundant natural resources and a dynamic youthful population, Africa has the foundation for
Africa: China-Africa Cooperation – A Path to Sustainable Development and Climate Action Read More »
The world’s peatlands are “dangerously under-protected”, warns a new study, despite their critical role in storing vast amounts of carbon and the alarming levels of climate-heating carbon dioxide already being released due to their destruction. “They currently emit about 1.5 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. That’s about 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions from
Africa: Peatlands – A Win-Win-Win Solution, If We Act Now Read More »
There is no easy group, and all teams must be respected. These were the sentiments of South Africa’s U-20 Men’s coach, Raymond Mdaka in his reaction to the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations draw that was conducted in Cairo last week. Mdaka’s side were drawn in one of the toughest groups of the
Africa: Raymond Mdaka – ‘All Groups Must Be Respected’ Read More »
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Global Health European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support their shared goal to promote public health in Africa and to reinforce their collaboration in strengthening health research, clinical
Africa’s population is growing. This means more landscape change and development of supporting infrastructure. Ecosystems are under pressure, made worse by natural disasters induced by climate change. In response, governments, scientists and environmentalists are turning their attention to nature-based solutions. These are environmental strategies that aim to address environmental damage, including the impact of disasters,
In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might include religious education, funding for religious institutions, and laws based on religious values. Not so in sub-Saharan Africa. In a recently published research paper, David Jeffery-Schwikkard, who studies secularism, argues
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region have called for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. The bloc released a report about the agreement during the African Union Summit over the weekend in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.
Africa: At AU Summit, Tigray Demands Full Implementation of Peace Deal Read More »
