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 »

Uganda: The Bitter-Sweet Sides of Uganda's Oil and Gas Development

French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are moving with pace in the development of oil and gas projects with a potential… Read more »

Seychelles: The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change

For the people of Seychelles, the ocean is more than just a source of livelihood. It is also a way of life. About 80% of our homes and infrastructure are located along the coast… Read more »

Africa: Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in Africa

Despite the dominance of the "Big Three" cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to Africa's food… Read more »

Egypt: Population Increase in Egypt - a Blessing That Has Become a Curse

The population of Egypt increased from 104 million in November 2022 to 105 million in June 2023, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).… Read more »

Africa: Dangerous Scramble for Renewable Energy Resources

The growing and changing material requirements for new technologies have triggered natural resource scrambles for strategic minerals, generating dangerous rivalries fought out in… Read more »

Africa: UN, Still Living in the 1940s, Urgently in Need of Reforms

Politically, the United Nations has largely been described as a monumental failure --with little or no progress in resolving some of the world's past and ongoing military conflicts… Read more »

Africa: We Must Act to Bridge the Gap Between Words and Deeds

The author is Commonwealth Secretary-General Read more »

Africa: Deepening Democracy in an AI-Enabled World

In 2002, the Human Development Report (UNDP) focused on 'Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World'. It was an important discourse then [and still is] that evoked lot of insightful… Read more »

Liberia: Carbon Colonialism Has No Place in Liberia's Forests

The fate of Liberia and its forests are entwined. Yet a new climate change deal, set to be announced at the UN climate change talks in Dubai this November, would drive a wedge… Read more »

Africa: African Agro-Processors Call for Policies Conducive to Local Manufacturing

Experts at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, have called on African governments to make and review existing policies to protect the processing and… Read more »

Africa: Halfway to 2030 - Our 5 Asks At the SDG Summit

By Bibbi Abruzzini and Marie L'Hostis Read more »

Africa: Youth Rally for Peace Through Climate Justice At the UN

"What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!" youth chanted in an unusually lively conference at the United Nations Headquarters. Read more »

Africa: A Global Survey of Democracy Finds Both Sobering and Alarming Results

More than half the world’s population is younger than 25. But the enormous quantity of young people does often not translate into qualitative influence about democratic… Read more »

Africa: UN Report Offers Solutions for Decarbonization of Buildings, Construction Sector

The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built to be more environmentally conscious and reduce carbon emissions, a… Read more »

Africa: The Africa Climate Summit - Anti-Colonial Rhetoric Meets Green Colonialism

In the wake of the recent Africa Climate Summit, which convened in Nairobi from September 4-6, 2023, the world's attention was drawn to the pressing challenges facing the African… Read more »

Gabon: The End of a Dictatorship... and the Beginning of Another?

On 26 August, Gabon went through the motions of an election. Official results were announced four days later, in the middle of the night, with the country under curfew.… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Mining Revenue

The commodity boom early this century was mainly driven by mineral prices. Yet, mining's contribution to developing countries' revenue has been modest, largely due to massive tax… Read more »

Africa: African Women's Reproductive Rights Under Threat - Global Pushback Puts Lives At Risk

Almost 30 years ago in 1994, the world witnessed a historic event as 179 nations convened on African soil, in Cairo, for the International Conference on Population and Development… Read more »

Africa: New Report Shows Successful Education Funding Model for Children Affected By Crises

In a world set on fire by climate change and brutal conflict, millions of children in emergencies and protracted crises need educational support. Children in 48 out of 49 African… Read more »

Africa: The UN's Own Relevance Is At Stake At This Year's General Assembly

This September, world leaders and public policy advocates from around the world will descend on New York for the UN General Assembly. Alongside conversations on peace and security,… Read more »

Africa: African Startups Mull Home-Grown Solutions to Combat Climate Change

A group of young African startups made their presence known at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, hoping to play a big role in promoting home-grown climate-oriented… Read more »

East Africa: Hunger in East Africa Is a True Testament to Climate Injustice

By Fati N'Zi-Hassane and Amitabh Behar Read more »

Africa: Finally, a Real Chance for International Tax Cooperation

After decades of resistance by rich nations, African governments successfully pushed for the United Nations to lead on international tax cooperation. All developing countries and… Read more »

Lesotho: NDB Spotlight - the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - Who Benefits?

By Marianne Buenaventura Goldman and Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula Read more »