March 06, 2023
Africa: International Women's Day, 2023 - A New Global Architecture to Defend & Promote Rights of Women & Girls
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Africa: Most African Govts (3 in 4) Spend More On Arms, Less On Farms
The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms. Read more »
Africa: The Dynamics of Violent Extremism in Sub-Saharan Africa
There is no better environment for the expansion of violent extremist groups than a vacuum in state authority. It provides ideal conditions for these groups to prey on existing and… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Africa: Interwoven Global Crises Can Best Be Solved Together
When global crises are interlinked, they overlap and compound each other. In such cases, the most effective solutions are those that work at the nexus of all these challenges. Read more »
Africa: Research Uncovers Cheaper Diagnostic Tools for Chronic Hepatitis B in Africa
Researchers have found that cheaper and more accessible blood testing methods can improve the care of patients with chronic hepatitis B in Africa. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: The Case for Criminalising Ecocide
Genocide, war crimes, aggression, ecocide, crimes against humanity - which is the odd one out? The right answer is ecocide - destroying, polluting or damaging the natural living… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: Oil Corporation to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023
The Chief Executive of the twelfth largest oil producer - Sultan Al Jaber of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) - has been appointed as president of the United Nations… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Africa: Spain - Home to The 'Greenhouses of Death' for African Migrants
Chances are that the fruits and vegetables sold in European supermarkets have been picked and packed by a migrant worker in southern Spain. By the tens of thousands, they work… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Africa: How Emerging Economies Are Reshaping the International Financial System
It's been 25 years since the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to the creation of the G20 forum for finance ministers; and 15 years since this became a leader-level meeting following… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: BRAC 'Resets' Program Aimed At Empowering Adolescent Girls in Africa
BRAC's Empowerment and Livelihood Program (ELA) has benefitted tens of thousands of girls, and its recently released report shows an organization willing to adapt to the… Read more »
Africa: A Vital Partnership for the 2030 Agenda
Flexible and predictable funding allows UN agencies to respond promptly and with agility in times of crisis. In countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, and Ukraine, UNDP implements… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Africa: A Last-Ditch Effort to Save a High Seas Treaty From Sinking
When the United Nations began negotiations on a legally binding treaty to protect and regulate the high seas, one diplomat pointedly remarked: "It's a jungle out… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Africa: 'Hate Speech Loads the Gun, Misinformation Pulls the Trigger' - and It Is Profitable
In this world of wars, massive weapons production, sales and use; of sharpening inequalities and deadly climate emergencies, hate speech and its inhumane impact, is being amplified… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Africa: World Leaders, Private Sector Urged to Establish an International Green Bank to Win Climate Change Battle
As the effects of climate change escalate and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts become more frequent and severe, threatening lives and livelihoods,… Read more »
Africa: China and Russia Fail to Defund UN Human Rights Work
United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that China, Russia, and their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Africa: Outlook for 2023 - Children in 'Polycrisis'
The year 2022 was incredibly difficult for people around the world. We were confronted by a series of major crises, including a continuing pandemic, a major war in Europe, an… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Africa: Race to Prosperity As Least Developed Countries Top Agenda At UN Conference
It is a race against time to form a new global partnership to secure a better future for the world's poorest and most vulnerable nations by 2030 in line with the UN's SDGs. All 46… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Africa: Mental Health Must Be Addressed in Medical Facilities and in Communities
Patients who visit public clinics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, are asked mental health questions to detect signs of stress and depression early. The process starts with a… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Africa: U.S. Policies Slowing World Economy
Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Who Are Humanitarian Journalists?
In a new book, entitled Humanitarian Journalists: Covering Crises from a Boundary Zone, we document the unique reporting practices of a small but influential group of journalists… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Africa: No More Impunity for Journalists' Murders, Says Committee to Protect Journalists
The new year brought bad news for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal murder of one journalist and the suspicious death of another. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Africa: The Year of Debt Distress and Damaging Development Trade-Off
As the year 2022 drew to an end, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned, "Developing countries face 'impossible trade-off' on debt", that spiralling… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: As the #AfricaClimateCrisis Bites, Soil Needs Doctors Too
In a wiser world, the term 'treating someone like dirt' would be a good thing. After all, 15 of the 18 nutrients essential to plants are supplied by soils and around 95% of the… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: New Business Technology Transfer Provides Benefits for African Pharmaceutical Industry
A few months after German biotechnology company BioNTech announced the establishment of the first-ever local vaccine manufacturing in Rwanda, experts believe the successful… Read more »
Africa: 'Disconnected Citizens Are Kept Away From Opportunities'
In 2022, Saudi Arabia "quietly" sentenced Salma al-Shehab to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, marking the longest Saudi sentence ever for a peaceful activist. Fast… Read more »