May 17, 2023
Africa: The End of Dollar Supremacy
Half a century ago, the dominance of the United States dollar in the international finance and trade system was indisputable. Read more »
May 12, 2023
Africa: USAID Offers Protection to Journalists & NGOs Facing Defamation Lawsuits
The world's news media -- both under authoritarian regimes and democratic governments- continue to come under relentless attacks and political harassment. Read more »
May 16, 2023
Africa: Are Countries Ready for AI? How They Can Ensure Ethical & Responsible Adoption
By Yasmine Hamdar, Keyzom Ngodun Massally and Gayan Peiris Read more »
Africa: Why Quality Seeds Are Among the Most Valuable Currency in Climate Finance for Africa
At long last, momentum is growing for an overdue rethink of climate finance and development assistance to support countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Read more »
Africa: Will COP28 Catch the Next Green Wave ... or Will It Wipe Out?
The hosts of COP28 are betting big on business and a private sector "mindset" to deliver a successful event. Are they right? Professor Felix Dodds and Chris Spence review the… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Africa: Social Media Mobile Phone Data in Disaster Management and Implications For Vulnerable Populations
By Hannah Tuckman with the UNC Water Institute and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Belmont Forum funded project Read more »
Africa: Acute Hunger an 'Immediate Threat' to Over a Quarter of a Billion People
While King Charles III's coronation in Britain was hogging much of the international media's attention at the start of this month, it was easy not to notice another story that… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Africa: New Mosquito Species Could Derail Fight Against Malaria
'Urban' Kenya has been alerted because new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, threatens to derail decades of effort made in the fight against malaria. Read more »
Africa: Can a Pledge to End TB Stick This Time Around?
This week, the United Nations will host two days (May 8-9) of preliminary talks to plan a larger conference on tuberculosis (TB) in September. These preliminary talks will be held… Read more »
Africa: Can African Farmers Still Feed the World?
Less than a decade ago, Africa was home to 60-65% of the world's uncultivated arable land and 10% of renewable freshwater resources, as reported by the African Union in 2016, while… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Africa: Charles Can Help Undo a Colonial Crime
Clive Baldwin is the London-based senior legal advisor at Human Rights Watch and lead author of the Human Rights Watch report on UK and US colonial crimes against the Chagossians Read more »
Africa: Reshaping Multilateralism in Times of Crises
The world is in permanent crisis mode. In addition to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution,… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Africa: Of Africa and the Magic Formula of the Italian Taxi Driver
Some days ago in Rome, the Italian taxi driver switched on the radio during a longish ride through the usual traffic jam. Music, gossip, and the hourly news bulletin. All of a… Read more »
April 30, 2023
Africa: Media Freedom Is Vital but Have We Passed Peak Press?
Peak oil was first up, followed by peak gas, gold and others, as if the world was draining natural resources like toilet roll panic buying in a lockdown supermarket. But should we… Read more »
May 03, 2023
Africa: Drone Journalism Holds Great Potential to Improve Safety of Journalists in Africa's Volatile Situations
In a departure from the past, where journalists in Kenya have freely covered anti-government protests unharmed, a series of events that unfolded in March 2023 have heightened fears… Read more »
Africa: To Confront Our Current Crises, It's Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
The finance sector's role in the current global crises - notably climate, biodiversity, and food security - is significant. Read more »
May 01, 2023
Africa: A Proposal for a UN Freedom of Information Act Never Got Off the Ground
The United Nations has consistently been a vociferous advocate of freedom of the press - and, most importantly, the right of journalists to report without fear of reprisals. Read more »
Africa: Empowering Women Is Key to Breaking the Devastating Cycle of Poverty & Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Studies consistently show that women have lower rates of agricultural productivity compared to men in the region, but it's not because they're less efficient farmers. Read more »
Africa: UN Plan of Action On Safety of Journalists
Freedom of the press is the cornerstone of democratic society. Without a debate of ideas, without verified facts, without diversity of perspectives, democracy is a shadow of… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Africa: Rising to the Challenge - the UN Road Safety Fund in a Polycrises World
Nneka Henry is Head of UN Road Safety Fund Read more »
Africa: 'Defending Human Rights Is a Crime in Some Countries and a Deadly Activity in Others'
By Bibbi Abruzzini and Clarisse Sih, Forus Read more »
Africa: Gender Gap in Academia - Glass Ceilings & Sticky Floors
By Victoria Galán-Muros, Mathias Bouckaert and Jaime Roser Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: Local Innovations Key to Meeting Challenges of the Climate Crisis
Several years ago, on a visit to a village in rural Zimbabwe, I met a small group of women with a story to share. Read more »
April 24, 2023
Africa: Ukraine War Triggers Record Increase in World Military Spending
The United Nations has warned that the February 2022 Rusian invasion of Ukraine has threatened to force up to 1.7 billion people -- over one-fifth of humanity -- into poverty,… Read more »
Africa: The Last Mile to Malaria Elimination - Confronting Gender Inequalities & Power Dynamics
For centuries, malaria has remained one of the deadliest diseases, inflicting great suffering on families and perpetuating the cycle of poverty in many communities and nations. The… Read more »