November 08, 2023
Africa: Fast-Track Climate Resilience Building of Small and Vulnerable Nations Ahead of COP28
Climate change finance will continue to be a focal point during the upcoming COP28 negotiations in the UAE. Dr Oldman Koboto, manager and advisor for the Commonwealth Climate… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Africa: Even Rich Nations Now Worried About Investor-State Dispute Settlement Rules
Governments the world over are worried about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules. These allow foreign investors to sue them for billions over new laws or policies… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Africa: Women and War
In 1968, the tobacco company Philip Morris introduced a new cigarette brand called Virginia Slims. Under the slogan "You've come a long way, baby" it was exclusively marketed to… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Africa: African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development of Women, Youth
Asian and African parliamentarians have committed to accelerate the implementation of a people-centered development agenda as the African continent continues to face rapid… Read more »
Africa: Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa
Smallholder agricultural enterprises in Africa face a lot of challenges getting loans from financial institutions like banks due to the stringent requirements they can hardly… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: A World, Mostly Dominated By Men, in Turmoil
This year - 2023 - started with a commemoration of one year of war in, and on Ukraine, which has dramatically impacted the price of basic needs for the world's populations in every… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Human Action Pushing the World Closer to Environmental Tipping Points, UN University Warns
A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence of behavior and priority change, the world could face catastrophe in areas like… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Climate Crisis Turns African Rivers Into Epicentres of Conflict #AfricaClimateCrisis
Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up to 50 percent in… Read more »
October 22, 2023
Africa: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Even As First Aid Convoys Arrive
By Hisham Allam and Naureen Hossain Read more »
October 20, 2023
Africa: To Attain the SDGs, We Must End Female Genital Mutilation
The tips of our fingers have densely packed nerve endings. That is why a miniscule paper cut activates our pain receptors and causes stubborn pain for a day or two. Now consider… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Africa: Big Changes Coming to the World Bank - But It's Not Enough
It's official: The World Bank officially has a mission to combat climate change. At least on paper. Read more »
October 13, 2023
Africa: Seize Opportunity to End Last Major Mercury Device
As the Minamata Convention on Mercury's fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) approaches, momentum builds to adopt the Africa Region's proposed amendment to phase out dental… Read more »
Africa: Behind Each Climate Disaster Awaits a Tuberculosis Crisis
At the end of September, two weeks after the United Nations held a High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB), a torrential storm dropped 6" of rain on New York City. The intensity of… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Africa: UN's High-Level Appointments Should Give Priority to Gender in Geographical Rotation
The UN's high-level appointments have mostly been on the basis of "equitable geographical rotation"--with Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Latin America and the… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Africa: Beware Climate Finance Charade
Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Africa: To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Need to Strengthen Laws & Implementation
Almost one third (32%) of women aged 20 to 24 in Eastern and Southern Africa - around 50 million - were married before 18 years old. To address this pervasive problem, the Southern… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Africa: Faced With Crushing Debts, World's Poorest Nations to Slash Public Spending By Over 229 Billion Dollars
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are returning to Africa, for the first time in decades, with the "same old failed message". Read more »
Africa: Effective International Aid Depends On the Application of Girl-Centered Design
In a year that is rapidly becoming the costliest on record for climate-related disasters, the International Day of the Girl Child appeals to the global community for greater… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Africa: Our Teachers, Our Heroes
Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Statement on World Teachers' Day Read more »
October 04, 2023
Africa: Wanted - Teachers for Change!
Once a year, on October 5, we celebrate World Teachers' Day. Why is it so important to have a closer look on the teaching profession? What is so special about being a teacher… Read more »
Africa: Debt-Pushing As Financial Inclusion
Ajay Banga was anointed World Bank president for promoting financial inclusion. Thanks to its success and interest rate hikes, more poor people are drowning in debt as consumer… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Africa: Informal Workers Key to Successful Waste Management in Africa
With the African continent recycling less than 11 percent of its waste, COP28 provided leaders on the African continent to consider integrated waste systems that include informal… Read more »
Africa: The Human Cost of a Green Energy Transition Without Safeguards
The world is moving away from fossil fuels towards so-called "green" energies as a solution to the climate crisis, which has increased the demand for strategic minerals such as… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Africa: Don't Count On Public-Private Partnership Solutions
In recent years, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have spread rapidly. While usually profitable for the private partners, PPPs have generally not served the longer-term public… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Africa: UN Meets On Effective Responses to Loss and Damage Ahead of COP28
African countries are increasingly in the eye of deadly climate-induced disasters. Recent devastating extreme events include intense shattering earthquakes in Morocco, followed… Read more »