January 24
Africa: PPPs' Private Gain At Public Expense
At high cost and with dubious efficiency, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have increased private profits at the public expense. PPPs have proved costly in financing public… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Gambling for a Living Amid Escalating Hardships
Twenty years after completing high school in Zimbabwe, 38-year-old Tinago Mukono still has not found employment, and in order to survive, he has switched to betting, turning it… Read more »
January 22
Africa: Scared of Sharps? This Map Shows the Way to Delivering Painless Vaccines
If the fear of sharps makes a visit to the doctor dreadful, you need not dread it anymore. Read more »
January 16
Africa: AI Will Transform the Global Economy - Let's Make Sure It Benefits Humanity
We are on the brink of a technological revolution that could jumpstart productivity, boost global growth and raise incomes around the world. Yet it could also replace jobs and… Read more »
January 18
Africa: The Global Femicide Epidemic
'Per Giulia e per tutte' ('For Giulia and for all') echoed through the streets of Italy in mid-November 2023. Thousands of women, activists and supporters gathered to protest and… Read more »
January 16
Africa: New Era - Unlocking Africa's Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT Model
As hunger and food insecurity deepen, Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis. Estimates show that nearly 282 million people on the continent, or 20 percent of the… Read more »
January 08
Africa: Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa's Pharma Industry
An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa's domestic industry with the hope of helping… Read more »
January 04
Zimbabwe: Homeless Families Now a Growing Issue in Zimbabwe
It is do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such is the life of 69-year-old Gladys Mugabe, who lives with her… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Africa: Finance At COP28 - After the Euphoria, Come Questions Galore
On November 30, the first day of COP28, the much-awaited Loss and Damage Fund--a landmark decision to compensate the world's most climate-affected and climate-vulnerable… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: Revolutionizing the Building Sector for Sustainable, Resilient Cities
In the spirit of global cooperation and environmental commitment, COP 28 launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the building and construction sectors. Titled… Read more »
Africa: Global Civil Society Launches Manifesto for Ethical AI
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November 24, 2023
Africa: Africa Will Not Cope With Climate Change Without a Just, Inclusive Energy Transition
A just transition should be viewed as an opportunity to rectify some of the wrongs where women are not prioritised in the energy mix, yet their experience of the impact of climate… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Strengthen Climate Resilience in Small and Vulnerable Countries
With a focus on strengthening the resilience of small and vulnerable member countries, Unnikrishnan Nair says the Commonwealth Secretariat is working to align development and… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Africa: Report Exposes Dark Web of Fisheries Labour Abuses
It is a terrifying life experience, cut off from the world and trapped in forced labour aboard fishing vessels, often in high seas or seas beyond the territorial waters of any… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Africa: Smallholder Farmers Gain Least From International Climate Funding - Study
Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a grossly disproportionate 0.3% of international climate finance despite producing a third of the world's food and despite… Read more »
November 13, 2023
Rwanda: New Robotic-Assisted Surgery Offers Inspiring Hope for Rwanda
In a newly established Centre of Excellence located in Masaka, a suburb of the Rwandan capital city, Kigali, an expanded lab, complete with innovative facilities and specialized… 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 »
Zambia: Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods
As we approach the forest in the village to appreciate Andrew Mbewe's beekeeping enterprise, a bee from a hive close to the edge of the natural woodland stings him on the cheek. Read more »
October 30, 2023
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 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in Zimbabwe
They do not have a pension nor financial support from families or relatives, but they have themselves. Now they have become collectors of plastic waste, which they turn into… 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 »
October 04, 2023
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: 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 25, 2023
Africa: African Coups and Resource Rights
When the heads of state of all United Nations members spoke in front of the UN General Assembly last week, a number of African leaders were not able to attend, having been removed… Read more »