October 11, 2022
Africa: Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices
In the last week of September, emerging market (EM) bond fund outflows hit $4.2 billion, according to JP Morgan, bringing this year's total to a record $70 billion. The exodus, set… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Africa: UN Censures 42 Nations for Retaliating Against Human Rights Activists & Journalists
The United Nations has singled out 42 countries (out of 193 member states) for condemnation - virtually blacklisting them- for retaliating against human rights activists and… Read more »
Africa: Africa, the Looted Continent
Africa. The birthplace of "Homo Sapiens." The land of plenty. The origin of farming. The richest region in terms of natural resources. And human capital. Home to over 1.3 billion… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Addressing the Cow in the Room, Lowing for Nutrition and Livelihoods #AfricaClimateCrisis
Meat, milk, and eggs are bad for you, and livestock is bad for the environment. Read more »
October 06, 2022
Africa: Africa Is Not a Country. It Is a Continent.
"If all I knew about Africa were from popular images, I too would think that Africa was a place of beautiful landscapes, beautiful animals and incomprehensible people, fighting… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Africa: Energy Transition - Is It Time for Africa to Talk Tough?
Thirty-year-old Difasi Amooti Kisembo is one of the demonstrators near the EU delegation offices in Kampala. He and a handful of others have traveled from Uganda's oil and gas-rich… Read more »
Africa: Successful Climate Solutions Require Investment in the Lives of Adolescent Girls
This year commemorates the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. While the last decade has seen greater attention on the positive development needs of girls,… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Kenya: Lives Hang in the Balance As Arid Regions Ravaged By Severe Prolonged Drought
The sight of children begging for water from motorists along the Garissa highway in the northeastern part of Kenya signals that all is not well. Unable to go to school on an empty… Read more »
Africa: Ideology and Dogma Ensure Policy Disaster
Central banks (CBs) around the world - led by the US Fed, European Central Bank and Bank of England - are raising interest rates, ostensibly to check inflation. The ensuing race to… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: UN Plans a New Mobility Scheme Where Staffers Will Be Forced to Work Overseas
The United Nations is planning to introduce a new "mobility policy" under which staffers based in New York and other Western capitals will be mandated to serve in overseas missions… Read more »
Africa: The Fatal Attraction of the City
While cities are seen as a symbol of glamour and comfort for a number of their residents, over one billion people continue to live in overcrowded settlements with inadequate… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: UN's High-Level Meeting of World Leaders Falls Short on Gender Empowerment
When the UN's high-level meeting of world leaders concluded last week, the head count seemed lopsided: 190 speakers, including 76 Heads of State, 50 Heads of Government, 4… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Poverty Impacts On Efforts to End Child Marriage, Say Parliamentarians
Child marriage continues to be a scourge in many African countries - despite legislation and efforts of many, including parliamentarians, to keep girls in school and create… Read more »
Africa: Climate Action Plans Could Help Address Injustice, Inequity in Cities
Equity and justice feature prominently in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th (IPCC) Assessment Report Working Group II, published in 2022. The report focuses on the… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Zimbabwe: Abuse of Elderly On the Rise
At his house in Mabvuku, a high-density suburb in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, 86-year-old Tinago Murape claims his grandchildren starve him. Read more »
September 27, 2022
Africa: We Must Ensure That Climate Funding Reaches the Guardians of the Forests
US $270 million may sound like a lot of money, especially for just one year. But it is only a small fraction--less than one percent--of all global funding for climate change… Read more »
Africa: Is There Hope for Anti-Corruption Efforts Within the G20?
As global crises mount, the G20 is proving unable to find solutions. Political disagreements within the bloc- including most prominently with Russia over the ongoing war in… Read more »
Kenya: Women's Financial Inclusion, Empowerment in Kenya
A two-year-old child cries hysterically as his mother attends to customers standing in front of her stall to buy vegetables on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The… Read more »
Somalia: We Need Urgent Commitment, Resources & Action to Tackle Hunger Crisis
Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That's because despite a global… Read more »
Africa: Inflation Phobia Hastens Recessions, Debt Crises
Inflation phobia among central banks (CBs) is dragging economies into recession and debt crises. Their dogmatic beliefs prevent them from doing right. Instead, they take their cues… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Africa: 'Global Peace Education Day' Can Play a Pivotal Role in Transforming Education
Just a week ago, the international community commemorated the adoption of the United Nations Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, a monumental document that… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Kenya: The New Cold War Over Access to Safe Abortion in Kenya
Fatuma is a 24 year old girl from Korogocho, an informal settlement in Nairobi. She died in December 2021, from complications arising from an unsafe abortion. Her friend and a few… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Africa: Answering the Challenges Posed By Antimicrobial Resistance on the Continent
Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant… Read more »
Africa: Refugees Most Vulnerable in Ongoing Food Insecurity Crisis - UN
Representatives from UN agencies and several countries called for more substantive action to support refugees and internally displaced people amid the ongoing global food crisis. Read more »
Africa: Towards a More Secure Future Through Effective Multilateralism
As world leaders gather in New York for the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly this week, the security horizon is undoubtedly dark. Read more »