January 06, 2023
Africa: Deforestation - Proposed EU Import Ban May Fail to Protect Tropical Rainforests and Farmers - Here's How It Should Work
Most European consumers' shopping baskets tend to include items linked to deforestation in tropical regions, involving agricultural commodities such as beef, soybeans, palm oil,… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Women Work Harder Than Men - Our Anthropological Study Reveals Why
For most people around the world, physical work takes up a great amount of time and energy every day. But what determines whether it is men or women who are working harder in… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Kenya: Kenya and South Africa Are Working to Address Trade Barriers - Where to Start
Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country's engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Children and Money - Five Ways to Start the Conversation
When it comes to teaching young children about the world, parents may feel that some topics - like politics and religion - are too tough to broach. Money is another. Parents may… Read more »
South Africa: The South African Government Has Been Buying Farmland for Black Farmers. It's Not Gone Well
When the African National Congress came to power in South Africa in 1994, an expressed priority was land reform. This was to address the fact that black farmers had been excluded… Read more »
Ghana: Why Ghana Relies Heavily On Used Cars
The sale of electric cars is growing. Globally, some 2 million electric vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2022 - 75% more than in the first three months of 2021. Most,… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Africa: Amazing System Plants Use to Shape Their Roots, Why It Could Help Protect Crops From Climate Change #AfricaClimateHope
Plants have colonised the vast majority of the Earth's surface. So what is the key to their success? Read more »
January 08, 2023
Zambia: Climate Change Action Could Set Off a Copper Mining Boom - How Zambia Can Make the Most of It
At last year's US Africa leaders summit in Washington the US signed an historic memorandum of understanding with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to develop an electric… Read more »
January 04, 2023
Africa: COP27 in Review - Climate Talks Delivered Big Gains for Africa, but Also Several Challenges
Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with less than 4% of global emissions. Yet it stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world. Read more »
December 29, 2022
Africa: Five Tips for Developing and Managing Your Budget - Even in Tough Economic Times
There's nothing quite like a new year to prompt us to take stock of our lives, our health, our goals - and our finances. Many people will start 2023 by contemplating how best to… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: Covid Hit Companies Hard. Why Some Kept Their Sustainability Commitments, and Others Didn't
Covid-19 has had profound implications for the "role of business in society". One of them is the pandemic's effect on companies' sustainability strategies. These are efforts to… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Africa: Small Loans - Microcredit Means More People Can Borrow Money - but More Scrutiny Is Also Needed
Undoubtedly, financial technology (fintech) is driving greater financial inclusion. Innovations are giving people more access to financial services through mobile and computing… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Economy in 2022 - Winners and Losers
At the start of 2022, Nigerians hoped that, with less than two years to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, the government would ramp up its efforts to reduce… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: What Is Burnout and How to Prevent It in the Workplace - Insights From a Clinical Psychologist
People close to you, including family members, friends, and co-workers, frequently express their "stress" at this time of year. As the end of the year draws nearer people are… Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: Why Finding a New Head for South Africa's Struggling Power Utility Won't End the Blackouts
For a multitude of reasons, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter's resignation is a huge setback for the state-owned power utility and South Africa. It comes at a time when the utility, which… Read more »
South Africa: 2022 Was a Rough Year for People Everywhere - South Africa Was No Exception
Tough economic conditions meant that 2022 was a rough year for people everywhere in the world. South Africa was no exception. But this year's crop of problems came on top of a… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Kenya: Four Essential Reads On a Year of Political Drama and Economic Hardships
The year 2022 was always going to be an eventful one. After nearly 10 years in power, President Uhuru Kenyatta was destined to leave office to make way for the winner of the August… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: Ports Race Is Hyped As 'Development' but Also Creates Pathways for Plunder
Ports have long been integral to Africa's connectivity with the rest of the world. Yet over the last 15 years, a new stage in maritime infrastructure planning and development has… Read more »
Africa: Joe Biden Is Meeting African Leaders - Why Free Trade Is a Major Talking Point
African leaders face a dilemma over trade relations with the United States. Should they push for the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) or for each country's… Read more »
December 12, 2022
East Africa: The Lapsset Development Corridor - Between a Bright Future and a Grim Past
The Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport - or Lapsset - corridor is the flagship project of Kenya's Vision 2030 development agenda. Inaugurated in 2012, the planned corridor… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Had a Bad Time in 2022 - 4 Reads to Catch Up On What Happened
Ghana, a country with a good reputation for democracy, human rights, governance and economic growth in Africa, endured a difficult 2022. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: African Debt - How to Break Unequal Relationships in Financing Deals
Africa is facing some impossibly difficult choices when it comes to financing its development. Countries need hundreds of billions of dollars each year to meet their climate,… Read more »
December 07, 2022
South Africa: Breast Cancer Patients Battle to Maintain Treatment Because of High Transport Costs
South Africa has a two-tiered health system. Public health services - which are largely provided free of charge - are run and funded by the state. Private healthcare is owned and… Read more »
December 06, 2022
South Africa: Skills Shortages Plague Economy - Policy and Social Conditions Must Support Their Development
Many South Africans argue that the country has a skills crisis. An equal number question why it can't sort this out by "adopting the German or Swiss approach". Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Twitter Lifted Its Ban On Covid Misinformation - Research Shows This Is a Grave Risk to Public Health
Twitter's decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the site's rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022, has researchers and… Read more »