Tag: opinions
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…
Europe Must Be Africa’s Partner of Choice
Having committed to pursuing a much closer partnership with African governments and the African…
Africa’s Unfinished Trade Agenda
While many observers have touted the African Continental Free Trade Area as a game…
Technological Innovation Key To Financial Inclusion In Rwanda
When the Covid-19 pandemic first entered Rwanda in early 2020, the government responded swiftly…
Why Support Africa’s Small Farmers?
As Africa’s farmers work to adapt to climate change, global leaders must do their…
Empowering Healthy, Resilient Hometowns
Mitigating and adapting to climate change require good urban planning, particularly climate-sensitive design. But,…
The Pandemic and Africa’s Social Safety Net
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that African tax and social-benefit systems are currently ill-equipped…
Accountability and Aid in Ethiopia
With no sign that Ethiopia’s civil war will end anytime soon, the US and…
Digitalizing Africa’s Mines
Artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics can help Africa’s mining companies optimize their operations…
Africa Must Lead on Capital Flight
The Pandora Papers revealed a wealth of information about the inner workings of offshore…
Will France Derail West Africa’s Common Currency?
In 2019, the first currency union in Africa seemed poised to become a reality…
The JFK Cover-Up Strikes Again
By blocking the release of all documents concerning the Kennedy assassination, US President Joe…
Bridging Africa’s Health-Care Divide
While the United States and other rich countries in the Global North start to…
The Necessary Voice of the Global South
The UN General Assembly meeting left its audience with a sense both of dire…
A Facelift for Facebook
The free market has never been a free-for-all, yet tech companies have long operated…
How Can President Kagame Be Held Responsible For Rusesabagina’s Gullibility?
Paul Rusesabagina lived large from proceeds of his conmanship. He loved the VIP suites.…
America’s Losing China Strategy
After declaring that “America is back” and rejecting almost everything that Donald Trump represented,…
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Folly
Many aspects of cryptocurrencies are baffling, not least the success of a joke like…
Lantos Foundation, Doesn’t Ornella Sine Atete (13) Deserve Compassion Too?
Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett serves as President of the Foundation which is continuing the…
