October 16
Africa: A Staggering 2.0 Billion Women Live in Poverty With No Access to Social Protection
The growing gender gap between men and women is reflected not only in the world's highest political hierarchies but also in the daily social and economic lives--with most women… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Localization in Zimbabwe - a Critical Look At the Grand Bargain and Charter for Change
Localization has become a buzzword in international development, aiming to shift power and resources closer to the communities directly impacted by crises. Read more »
October 04
Africa: Why Africa Should Embrace Territorial Markets to Withstand Climate Shocks and Crises
African policymakers, local leaders and the private sector have been asked to create an enabling environment that will help African traders and farmer folks build reliable systems… Read more »
September 20
Africa: What Does Russia Trade With Africa?
After two symbolic African leaders' summits, Russia's trading is steadily increasing but significantly in exports of military weapons and equipment. According to Kremlin reports,… Read more »
September 18
Africa: Governments Using Billions of Public Funds to Subsidize Climate-Destructive Industries--Report
A report examining corporate capture of public finance is accusing industries fueling the climate crisis, including fossil fuel ones, of draining public funds in the Global South,… Read more »
September 11
Africa: The Global South in the New Cold War
Marginalised and dominated economically by the Global North, developing countries must urgently cooperate to better strive for their shared interests in achieving world peace and… Read more »
Africa: Mixed Fortunes for Africa's Rapid Urbanization -- Report
A new report says African cities will record rapid urbanization in the next decade, creating a mixed bag of socio-economic opportunities and challenges for the continent. Read more »
September 09
Nigeria: Nigeria - Protecting the Vulnerable On the Path to Progress
Returning to Nigeria after five years, I was struck by the changes - both the challenges and the opportunities. To better understand these dynamics, I have been undertaking visits… Read more »
September 03
Africa: Pandemic's Silver Lining--Africa Uses Covid-19 Technology for Agriculture
In this IPS podcast, Inter Press Service correspondent Jewel Fraser talks with a scientist from the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »
August 28
Africa: Global Poverty Grows As Super-Rich Get Richer Faster
Oxfam expects the world's first trillionaire within a decade and poverty to end in 229 years! The wealth of the world's five richest men has more than doubled from 2020, as 4.8… Read more »
August 13
Africa: Empowering Africa's Informal Market Traders to Deliver Safe Food
Local informal food markets feed millions of urbanites in bustling African cities, but the consequences of tainted food could be illness and death for unsuspecting consumers. Read more »
August 07
Africa: Pivotal Shift At Seabed Authority - Nations Rally for Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly meeting concluded last week with no mining authorized, an unprecedented number of States calling for a moratorium or precautionary… Read more »
July 31
Kenya: Can Kenya's Gen Z Lead an African Agriculture Revolution?
Kenyan Gen Z recently led a series of historic protests that resulted in Kenya's President rejecting the Finance Bill 2023 and dissolving his cabinet. These protests are inspiring… Read more »
July 24
Africa: African Diaspora to Drive Continent's Development Ambitions
As the African diaspora continues its growth, agencies are seeking ways to tap into this vast demographic to help with the continent's development. Read more »
July 23
Kenya: Kenya's Protests - More Than a Question of Tax
Kenya's President William Ruto has withdrawn the tax-increasing Finance Bill that sparked mass protests. He has sacked his cabinet and the head of the police has resigned. But the… Read more »
July 18
Africa: Can Scientific Freedom Deliver Development for Africa?
Scientific research has led to social and economic gains worldwide, but the scientists who make it happen face significant challenges. Read more »
June 27
Africa: A Tax On the Super-Rich to Fight Hunger Gains Ground
A global agreement could levy a small tax on the world's 3,000 richest people, with fortunes in excess of US$ 1 billion, and use the money to fight world hunger, a study by the… Read more »
June 21
Malawi: The World Bank Must Double Its Fund for the Poorest Nations Like Mine to Tackle Hunger Crisis
After El Niño-induced floods and devastating drought, roughly two in five people in Malawi - a country of some 20 million people - are now facing the looming prospect of… Read more »
June 20
Africa: Govt Debt Is Symptom, Not Cause
Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world… Read more »
May 30
Africa: South Suffering Due to Powerful Nations' Policies
The World Bank expects the international economic slowdown to be at its worst in over four decades in 2024. This is mainly due to powerful Western nations' contractionary… Read more »
May 08
Africa: Trade Liberalisation Kicked Away African Development Ladder
Africans have long been promised trade liberalisation would accelerate growth and structural transformation. Instead, it has cut its modest production capacities, industry and food… Read more »
Zambia: Beyond the Fields - Unraveling Zambia's Drought Crisis and the Urgent Call for Climate-Health Solutions
For most families in Zambia, April is traditionally a month of plenty--it is typically the beginning of a harvest season for various food and cash crops. Both fresh and dried… Read more »
May 09
Kenya: Dissenting Voices At Nairobi Soil Health Forum Over Increased Fertilizer Use
As the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit convened in Nairobi to review the progress made in terms of increasing fertilizer use in line with the 2006 Abuja Declaration,… Read more »
May 06
Africa: Many African Nations Making Progress in the Rule of Law
The United Nations Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) supports the promotion of the rule of law, security, and peace in conflict-affected countries. Read more »
April 19
Kenya: Portable Ginnery Could Revive Kenya's Ailing Cotton Industry
Kirinyaga University may have just breathed new life into Kenya's ailing cotton industry as varsity dons develop a portable cotton ginnery. Read more »