April 03
Africa: Developing Countries' Govt Debt Crises Loom Larger
Developing countries are being blamed for having borrowed and spent irresponsibly. But they have only been doing what foreign powers and financial interests have urged them to do. Read more »
April 01
Africa: Made in Africa - Africa's Fashion Redefining Narratives About the Continent
It is a new dawn as Africa's high fashion industry enters an era defined and driven by young African fashion designers. As they take to the global stage, the young creatives are… Read more »
March 21
Africa: Women's Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition
In the developing world, land rights for women remain tenuous in the agricultural sector. But if women farmers are recognized as landowners in their own right, it can lead to… Read more »
Africa: New Report Examines Progress On Global Sustainable Development Goals
At the half-way point of the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "are in deep trouble." The need to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals… Read more »
March 20
Africa: Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War?
Developing countries wanting to pursue industrial policy were severely reprimanded by advocates of the 'neoliberal' Washington Consensus. Now, it is being deployed as a weapon in… Read more »
Africa: Indigenous Women Fight for Their Future, Their Land, Rights & Self-Determination
Throughout history, Indigenous Women have made remarkable contributions to forwarding the aspirations of their communities for self-determination. Amid the compounded burdens they… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Gender Rights - Resistance Against Regression
Global progress on gender rights has slowed almost to a halt. After decades of steady progress, demands for the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people now play out on bitterly… Read more »
March 15
Africa: Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How
I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other… Read more »
March 13
Africa: Global South Stagnating Under Heavier Debt Burden
Much higher interest rates - due to Western central banks - are suffocating developing nations, especially the poorest, causing prolonged debt distress and economic stagnation. Read more »
March 05
Africa: UN Whistle Blowers Fired for Challenging Risky Investment Policies of the Pension Fund
The UN Ethics Office, established in 2006, has promoted an organizational culture in the world body, including integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and protection for… Read more »
March 12
Africa: Pollution - a Threat to Our Groundwater Resources
Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous substances, such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy… Read more »
March 11
Africa: It's Africa's Time to Shine, Says UN Under Secretary Claver Gatete
With 20 percent of the global population and vast untapped natural resources, not forgetting its human capital, it is time Africa had its rightful seat at the global table, the… Read more »
March 07
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Rural Tajik Woman's Road to Empowering Women Living With HIV
This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Why Legal Equality Is Key to Women's Economic Rights and Well-Being
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 04
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Progress Hinges On Feminist Leadership
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
March 06
Africa: UNWRA Chief Warns Agency's Fate 'Hangs in the Balance'
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini asked the UN General Assembly to urge member states to support the organization's mandate during this period of unprecedented crisis… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Stop Racially-Biased Attention When Dealing With Sexual Harassment of Women of Color
Recently "Days of Our Lives" star Arianne Zucker sued former co-executive producer Albert Alarr, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the long-running daytime show. Read more »
March 05
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Investing in Women Is More Than Just Good Economics, It's Crucial to a Sustainable Society
Ponny Lim runs a thriving aquaculture enterprise in Cambodia, growing her business with the support of a United Nations programme that guarantees loans to women entrepreneurs who… Read more »
Africa: 'It is About the Power of the Feminine That is Earth Itself'
One of the most fascinating aspects of International Women's Day is an odd subtext. That this is all about and (only) for women. Really? Since when are the realities of one part of… Read more »
March 04
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - the Misogynistic Minority
A minority of the world's population appears to be misogynistic and continues to oppose efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. The misogynistic minority… Read more »
March 01
Africa: International Women's Day, 2024 - Support the Women and Girls Fighting for Rights
This International Women's Day (March 8) comes at a fiercely challenging moment. We can find inspiration, and hope, however, in the women and girls around the world who, often at… Read more »
March 06
Africa: Spare Us the Token Flowers - International Women's Day Is a Call to Action
Marking International Women's Day as a mere day of celebration is to strip it of its true meaning, a stab in the back of the generations of feminists who fought to make it a… Read more »
March 04
Africa: UN Environmental Assembly Call for Action to Address Planetary Triple Threat
The Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) ended with delegates calling for firm actions to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, and… Read more »
February 23
Africa: Children's Futures At a Crossroads
At the start of 2024, we stand at a critical juncture: Geopolitical tensions are escalating, economic integration is unravelling, and multilateral cooperation is faltering. This… Read more »
Africa: No God but Greed - Slavery and Indifference
At Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen there is a great painting made in 1797 by the Danish Golden Age painter Jens Juel. It depicts one of Denmark's richest merchants at the… Read more »