Africa: World Environment Day - Solutions for Plastic Pollution

By Lara Van Lith and Akilah Davitt: It's time to get together and celebrate the environment! June 5th is the 50th World Environment Day, where each year, the significance of… Read more »

Africa: Close Inequalities to End Aids & Prepare for Future Pandemics

By Winnie Byanyima and Sir Michael Marmot Read more »

West Africa: Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death

There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and is home to more than 300… Read more »

Africa: Girls Redrawing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

A few weeks ago we celebrated the Girls in ICT Day and I am wondering how can we keep moving the digital equality needle so that more women out of the 259 million that are… Read more »

Africa: Urgency for a Global Fund for Media & Journalism

There have been an array of proposals to sustain journalism around the world- from tax incentives and subsidies to the idea of allocating 1% of governments' GDP to a drastically… Read more »

Africa: Waiting Game for Nigerian Students Awaiting Evacuation From Sudan

Seven weeks after the bloody conflict in Khartoum, Sudan started, and 41 days after the Nigerian government began the evacuation of residents studying there, students are still… Read more »

Kenya: Scientist's Trend-Setting Research Into Health Benefits of Snails

Snails and slime are usually followed by the thought 'EEW!' from most people ... some might even scream at seeing a snail near them. Read more »

Africa: Carbon Tax - A Surprisingly Simple Contribution to Fighting #AfricaClimateCrisis

Reducing carbon emissions is critical for combating climate change. And one effective way to do this is through the use of carbon taxes. Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Gets Its Day in Court

As a matter of global justice, the climate crisis has rightfully made its way to the world's highest court. Read more »

Sudan: As Game of Thrones Rages in Sudan, Neighbours Pay the Price

The conflict in Sudan is impacting the economy in Egypt, and those who make their living moving goods across the borders have spent weeks hoping the situation will normalize. Read more »

Africa: Population Denialism Is Reminiscent of Climate Denialism

A new study estimates that global heating will push billions of people outside the comfortable range of temperature and weather in which we have evolved. Read more »

Africa: How Wagner Group, Mercenaries With a Wider Agenda, Impact Civil Society

The Wagner Group, a shadowy mercenary group that has been operating for many years in African countries such as Sudan, Mali, the Central African Republic, and other mainly… Read more »

Benin: World Hunger Day - Renewing Our Commitment to Elevating Women As Change Agents for Ending Hunger

This upcoming weekend, on May 28, we are commemorating World Hunger Day. The day serves as a reminder that more than 800 million people around the world are living with hunger and… Read more »

Africa: Is There a UN Role in Artificial Intelligence Chatbot?

When the UN displayed a female robot back in February 2019, it was a peek into the future: a fast-paced, cutting-edge digital technology where humans may one day be replaced with… Read more »

Africa: The Lead-Free Water Pledge - Steps Towards a Future of Lead-Free Drinking Water

By Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi and Aaron Salzburg Read more »

Africa: Protecting Children in War - No More Time to Wait

In 2021 alone, almost 24,000 grave violations of children's rights in war were documented by the United Nations - these included killing and maiming, sexual violence, use and… Read more »

Africa: Governments Are Changing Fisheries Management for the Better, but More Action Is Still Needed

Global fisheries are worth more than US$140 billion each year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. But this hefty sum does not capture… Read more »

Sudan: Khartoum Is Falling - the Global Community Must Move Fast to Protect Children in Their Darkest Moments

As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced. Read more »

Africa: G7 Has Failed the Global South

"G7 countries have failed the Global South here in Hiroshima. They failed to cancel debts, and they failed to find what is really required to end the huge increase in hunger… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda - Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever

Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of erosion risk areas could go a… Read more »

Africa: In Praise of Competitive UN Elections

Next month's United Nations Security Council elections show why competition is important. Read more »

Africa: Nothing Beats Bushmeat, Not Even the Risk of Disease

Meat from wild animals is relished across Africa and widely traded, but scientists are warning that eating bush meat is a potential health risk, especially in the wake of pandemics… Read more »

Africa: Europe Sells 90% of Its Used Clothes, Textiles Waste to Africa and Asia

Once the money-making businesses have turned Asia and Africa into their low-cost factories, to produce and market at higher prices their clothes and footwear, obtaining more… Read more »

Africa: Human Rights & Sovereign Debt Restructurings - a Proposal for an Optimal Outcome

Zambia defaulted on its debt in November 2021 but has not yet reached an agreement with its creditors. Its president recently warned that this situation is hurting its citizens and… Read more »

Africa: The End of Dollar Supremacy

Half a century ago, the dominance of the United States dollar in the international finance and trade system was indisputable. Read more »