Africa: Who Should Lead the United Nations? - Part 5

This was the stark warning of Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in 2023. Read more »

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 »

Africa: Who Should be the Next UN Leader? - PART 4

With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? In this seven-part series, Felix Dodds and Chris Spence… Read more »

Uganda: 'Living in Fear' - Landowners in Uganda's Oil Field On Brink of Eviction

When Mugisha Jealousy Mulimba learned that the government of Uganda was dragging him to court, he expected justice. But he says he has realized these courts are being used to… Read more »

Africa: Africa Pushing Limits to Boost Renewable Energy Supply Chain, Security

Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives of renewable energy companies, acknowledged the key challenges of shifting away from fossil fuels to renewable… Read more »

Africa: Who Should be the Next UN Leader? - PART 3

With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? In this seven-part series, Felix Dodds and Chris Spence… Read more »

Africa: Trade Deception Returns in Pan-Africanist Guise

The World Bank has exaggerated probable gains from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to promote partial and uneven trade liberalisation that is unlikely to enhance… Read more »

Africa: Who Should be the Next UN Leader? - PART 2

With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? This seven-part series reveal who might be nominated and… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Rural Entrepreneurs Thriving Against All Odds in Zimbabwe

With heavy sweat drenching his face and his shirt soaked in the sweat, 39-year-old Proud Ndukulani wrestled with a homemade knife, which he dipped in some used oil, before turning… Read more »

Africa: Who Should Be the Next UN Leader? - Part 1

With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? A seven-part series reveal who might be in the running and… Read more »

Africa: Leaders Need to Break the Chokehold of Debt and Austerity. Our Health Depends On It

As leaders gather for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid the cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, there is some good news to celebrate. Read more »

Africa: The Climate Alarm Is Ringing - It's Time to Stop Silencing It

The heat records keep tumbling - 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history. Extreme weather events keep mounting up. And yet the voices most strongly calling for action to… Read more »

Africa: Food Security and Food Safety in Africa Must Go Hand in Hand

Monica Musonda, CEO, Java Foods, and Board Member, Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda - a Ravaged Country That Bounced Back

As we contemplate the clouded futures of Gaza, Ukraine, and other dire conflict zones that get far less coverage, it may be instructive to recall the surprising success story of a… Read more »

Africa: Women Affected By 'Gender-Biased' Climate Change Deserve Justice

While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate justice. Read more »

Ethiopia: 30 Years On, Genocide Survivors Embark On a Journey to Build a Resilient Future

A minute of silence was observed on April 7 across Rwanda as the country held a memorial ceremony to mourn more than one million people, overwhelmingly Tutsis, who were… Read more »

Africa: Developing Countries' Govt Debt Crises Loom Larger

Developing countries are being blamed for having borrowed and spent irresponsibly. But they have only been doing what foreign powers and financial interests have urged them to do. Read more »

Africa: Food Security Issues in Asia

Asia has about 60% of the World's population but only about a third of the world's arable land. This region additionally has some of the most economically active countries with… Read more »

Africa: Made in Africa - Africa's Fashion Redefining Narratives About the Continent

It is a new dawn as Africa's high fashion industry enters an era defined and driven by young African fashion designers. As they take to the global stage, the young creatives are… Read more »

Gambia: The Gambia Must Not Repeal FGM Ban

Earlier this month, a UNICEF report on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) showed that while some success is taking place, the pace of progress remains slow - lagging… Read more »

Africa: New Report Examines Progress On Global Sustainable Development Goals

At the half-way point of the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "are in deep trouble." The need to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals… Read more »

Africa: Women's Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition

In the developing world, land rights for women remain tenuous in the agricultural sector. But if women farmers are recognized as landowners in their own right, it can lead to… Read more »

Egypt: Fueling Future - Dabaa Nuclear Project Offers Light in Egypt's Economic Gloom

Egypt's economy continues to face significant challenges, but amidst these, the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant project emerges as a beacon of hope. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World in the Context of Zimbabwe?

This year's UNDP Global Human Development Report (HDR) marks a dramatic shift away from the cautious optimism espoused in the HDR just four years ago: despite reaching a new high,… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous Women Fight for Their Future, Their Land, Rights & Self-Determination

Throughout history, Indigenous Women have made remarkable contributions to forwarding the aspirations of their communities for self-determination. Amid the compounded burdens they… Read more »