Tag: opinions
Why Support Africa’s Small Farmers?
As Africa’s farmers work to adapt to climate change, global leaders must do their…
Africa Cannot Confront Climate Change Alone
Despite having played a negligible role in creating the climate crisis, African countries already…
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?
Ornella Sine Atete would be 16 this year. Her young life was cut short…
New Global Rules for a Fairer Food Future
Today, governments must strive to overcome the pandemic, build more inclusive and sustainable economies,…
The America that Israel and Palestine Need
Joe Biden promised to make democracy and human rights central to US foreign policy.…
Facebook Should Ban More World Leaders
In many countries, Facebook is one of the few alternatives to the government-aligned outlets…
A New Chance for Genetically Engineered Crops
German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner has welcomed the possibility of looser restrictions on genetically…
To Defeat COVID, Gov’t Should Abandon Two-Weeks To Adopt Three-Months Recovery Plan
Like many governments across the world, the Government of Rwanda is still struggling to…
How to Save Independent Local Media
Local media outlets exhausted by pandemic-induced financial stresses may fall under the control of…
One Hundred Years of Devastation
The Communist Party of China’s 1951 annexation of the water-rich Tibetan Plateau – the…
Wrong’s Book and Mwenda’s Response Remind Us Who Our Elites Trust (Part 3)
This is the third and last article explaining why our leaders give trusted access…
Wrong’s Book and Mwenda’s Response Remind Us Who Our Elites Trust (Part 2)
Last week, I discussed what Michela Wrong’s book and responses to it tell us…
Help Us Keep Rwanda Covered Without Bias
February 2021 marked two years since we relaunched. We have brought to you the…
Sudan Opens for Business
After decades of strife and bloodshed, Sudan has made significant gains in the two…
Wrong’s Book and Mwenda’s Response Remind Us Who Our Elites Trust
In the past 27 years since the end of the Genocide against the Tutsi…
Next Steps for a People’s Vaccine
The Biden administration’s decision to stop opposing a proposed COVID-19 waiver of certain intellectual-property…
Africa’s Trade Revolution Needs Peace
Rebalancing Africa’s security and development objectives is a daunting task. But it is one…
