Tag: opinions
Unlocking Africa’s Potential: The Urgent Need for Digital Transformation
As a THINC fellow, I had the privilege to be invited to an inspiring…
Localizing Development Research
Despite growing awareness of the need for diverse perspectives, research on economic development in…
Artificial Idiocy
The problem with the new chatbots is not just that they are often stupid…
Beyond Stereotypes: The Crucial Role of Media in Educating about SOGIE in Africa
sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGIE) has become an increasingly important issue in Africa in…
Decades of Brutality: The Enduring Violence Against Women in Eastern DRC – A Search for Accountability
As we mark Women’s History Month, let us not forget the ongoing violence against…
Africa’s Responsibility to Protect Biodiversity
On December 7, the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on…
The Plight of Public Schools in Africa
While COVID-19 has disrupted the lives and learning of hundreds of millions of children…
Fairer Green Finance
Increasingly shut out of capital markets, African countries face huge budget pressures that impede…
Africa’s Education Opportunity
Education is the most effective tool for dismantling the cycles of intergenerational poverty that…
Rebooting the World Bank
The main multilateral lender to low- and middle-income countries is in dire need of…
Why Web 3.0 Is Good For Your Business
As technology adoption witnesses an upward trajectory, the web is constantly evolving, and with…
Elon Musk’s Covert War on Free Speech
Elon Musk’s defense of “free-speech absolutism” is fundamentally bogus. If the billionaire culture warrior’s…
The Implementation COP
Many are calling the upcoming UN climate change conference in Egypt “Africa’s COP.” But…
Should Humanities Professors Be Automated?
Recent demonstrations of algorithmically generated journalism, art, and academic writing have underscored the extent…
The Financial System Africa Needs
Africa’s vast economic potential is no secret. But tapping it will be possible only…
Africa Is Not Europe’s Gas Station
Germany and Italy are telling Africans that we should saddle ourselves with fossil-fuel infrastructure…
What the Ukraine War Means for Africa
Many Africans are convinced that the conflict in Ukraine is not their problem. But…
Africa Needs Carbon Markets
Carbon markets have gained significant traction in recent years, with roughly 23% of global…
How to Sell Climate Action to Africa
The Global North’s disaster narrative regarding climate change has failed to motivate Africans to…
How Africa’s Local Knowledge Can Address Global Crises
The world’s two-year struggle against COVID-19 has shown how critical the knowledge and participation…
Realizing Africa’s Sustainable Energy Future
Without international support, including investment at scale, African countries will not be able to…
The Promise of South African Democracy
Although South Africans’ increasing frustration with their government is borne out in public polling,…
The Great Inflation Trade-Off
Leading central banks are now deploying tools that should help to contain growing price…
Beware a Global Economy with Little Fires Everywhere
Rich countries have shown impressive unity in helping Ukraine counter the Russian invasion. They…
The False Promise of Democratic Peace
Clinging to the assumption that only dictatorships start military conflicts, proponents of democratization believed…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Test
The world’s richest person will be free to emasculate Twitter’s content restrictions in the…
How the G7 Can Support Africa’s Climate Agenda
South Africa’s $8.5 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership addresses vital questions about how African…
Africa’s Coup Wave
The democratization push in Africa’s poorest countries has failed to produce legitimate governments capable…
Africa’s Long Post-COVID Climb
While Africa shared in last year’s global economic upswing, a growing array of risks…
South Africa’s Corruption Nemesis
A recent report highlights the urgent need for South Africa to implement reforms to…
