Yearly Archives: 2023
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Without warning: Africa’s lack of weather stations is costing lives
The US and EU, with a population of 1.1 billion, have 636 weather radar stations. Africa, with a population of 1.2 billion, has just 37. In ... -
Could Joseph Boakai do a Biden in Liberia’s run-off election?
At 78, Boakai is the veteran bridesmaid of Liberian politics; like his American counterpart, he runs against a populist megastar with a comical grasp of governance. ... -
All The President’s Men: Isaias Afwerki’s close circle
Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki has cultivated an ability to ward off threats, both internal and external. Below are profiles of his inner circle. Isaias Afwerki, born in ... -
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Next stop COP: The compromises at the heart of the Loss and Damage text
After a year of debate, developing countries made significant concessions in their eagerness to pass recommendations that now go to COP28. With COP28 just weeks away, ... -
Liberal democracy is in crisis, does it need rethinking?
Authoritarianism is on the rise, coups back in fashion, and elections reduced to a perfunctory ritual. How do we reverse the slide? Liberal democracy is losing ... -
Zimbabwe’s Third Generation Feminists after Covid-19
Feminist Awakening Series: Three generations of feminist mobilisation in Zimbabwe -
Revealed: Under 1/4 of UK climate aid to Africa goes to African-based orgs
The UK channels most of its climate aid to Africa through Western organisations, including $1 billion through private consultancies. Less than one-quarter of the UK’s climate ... -
Who stands with Palestine?
The UN’s failures are sowing the seeds of its demise, while Israel’s main enabler destroys the last vestiges of its own moral credentials. As streets heave ...
