Yearly Archives: 2024
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How bad is air pollution in Africa? If only we knew
The health risk seems to be rising in most African countries but without monitoring, effective intervention is difficult. Each year, air pollution contributes to more than ... -
Child Care in Africa: Sierra Leone’s Early Years Experiences
The politics of fostering and child care in African societies -
The last bastion: How courts can be catalysts for climate action in Africa
In disputes with misbehaving companies, communities have successfully turned to environmental litigation. But there are limitations. In an historic moment for global climate governance, the International ... -
Locally led, globally backed: The need to redefine adaptation finance
Adaptation finance for Africa is falling dangerously short, both in quantity and quality. COP29 did little to help. Over the past century, temperatures in Africa have ... -
Caught Between Two Worlds: An African Student’s Experience of the Ukrainian War
The fate of Africans caught in global conflicts -
Renditioning dissidents: Kenya’s secret service to Empire goes retail
While Kenyan authorities deny their involvement in renditioning Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, a blood-stained history of collaboration in Western-backed renditions speaks dubiously for itself. A ... -
With the world at a crossroads, robust IDA is more critical than ever
Low-cost financing is not just a lifeline for low-income countries but the world’s collective future in a time of uncertainty. As the International Development Association (IDA) ... -
“Continuously opposed”: Global South vexed at what went unsaid at COP29
In Baku, developed countries managed to prevent comprehensive discussions of unilateral trade measures. They can only delay for so long. For the first time at a ... -
Somaliland’s Elections: The Role of International Observers
Observers' insight into the meaning and purpose of elections
