Tag: opinions
Why an Ebola Vaccine Is Not Enough
The Ervebo vaccine is a great stride forward in global health. But while it…
How to Make the Internet Safe for Democracy
It is the nature of networks to reward scale, and it is not clear…
Addressing Africa’s Skills Mismatch
Africa’s youth bulge is a major asset, with the potential to drive growth and…
Realizing the Promise of African Health Care
There is reason for cautious optimism that a transformation of African health care is…
Negotiating While the World Burns
The recent COP25 climate negotiations in Madrid ended in failure, and global greenhouse-gas emissions…
Trump Will Make China Great Again
Despite the latest Sino-American “skinny deal” to ease tensions over trade, technology, and other…
A Green Industrialization Strategy for Africa
African countries cannot abandon “brown” industries – those that depend on oil, gas, and…
Imagining a World Without Capitalism
On September 24, 1599, not far from where Shakespeare was struggling to finish Hamlet, the…
How Truth Survived 2019
The “truthiness” of US President Donald Trump and other world leaders cast a dark…
Africa’s Disengaged Youth
While Africa is making progress on boosting political and socioeconomic engagement among young people,…
The Future of Putin’s Information Autocracy
Despite anemic GDP growth and stagnant real incomes, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating…
The Calm After Britain’s Brexit Election
If Boris Johnson wins the United Kingdom’s upcoming vote, as expected, Brexit will go…
The SDG Investments Africa Needs
Global discord represents another obstacle to Africa’s ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.…
Getting women in the driver’s seat of Africa’s agribusiness revolution
Larissa Uwase is co-founder of Carl Group, a relatively new agricultural-based firm that wants…
The Open Secret of Development Economics
To many in China, this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences seems to…
Choice Of New Senate Leaders Confirm Loyalty Pays; Politicking Doesn’t
Last week, October 17, the Third Senate since the promulgation of the post-genocide constitution…
The importance of Multilateral Diplomacy For Rwanda
Following the just concluded 74th UN General Assembly where Rwanda took part or organized…
The Trump Impeachment Trap
America’s Democrats have made a serious mistake by launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald…
Rwanda Day Illustrates What Kagame Learnt From RPF Liberation War
President Paul Kagame arrived to a rapturous welcome at the Rwanda Day venue that…
To Measure Progress In Rwanda-Uganda Reconciliation, Read “Fake News”
Last Saturday, September 28, the Uganda government-owned New Vision newspaper published a suggestive story…
Democratisation Of Energy Is Necessary To Enable Africans To Move Into The Digital Age
Without technological constraints, more people from across Africa are free to innovate and create…
Why China And The West Invest In Media In Africa But Our Gov’ts Fund “Disrupters”
Celebrated Kenyan anti-corruption activist and public intellectual, John Githongo made some revealing remarks in…
Points of Tension Between African States And The International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been accused of unfairly targeting African states. The…
Spoilers in Kagame-Museveni Peace-Pact Show The Future Of “War” Is Online
President Paul Kagame (R) shakes hands with Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni at the press conference…
Should Investment In STEM Subjects Be At The Expense Of Arts Courses?
Over the years, a lot of relevance and emphasis has been laid on science,…
Burera Milk Factory Woes Symbolize Bigger Problem To Our Development Path
President Paul Kagame is taken on guided tour of a major agricultural produce storage…
Why Patients Are Not Customers
Cambridge Dictionary defines a customer as “a person who buys goods or services.” In…
Would be a Mistake for Gov’t to Stop Funding Social Science University Courses
In a surprising but predictable change of policy, media reports indicated this week that…
The Fall of the Economists’ Empire
The goal of economics is to replace the particular languages that obstruct the discovery…
‘Giving’ Green Party And PS-Imberakuri Gov’t Positions Would Advance Constitutional Rule
PS Imberakuri party leader Christine Mukabunani (C) speaking at a previous event flanked by…
