Immigrants have been given a tag that negatively depicts who they are and fails to show the various benefits they bring to the countries they immigrate to. Before the eyes of many natives and on [...]
From delivery drones to self-driving cars and chatbots, technology may be rapidly transforming the way the world shops, works and interacts. But in Africa, digitalization is on the cusp of [...]
Preparing Africa’s graduates for today’s jobs Many Africans with advanced qualifications are finding their university degrees are just not enough to land a job in the current market. Ruth Rono [...]
Delivering enough food to feed the world’s population requires farmers to overcome a series of often-unpredictable challenges, related to factors such as climate change, water scarcity, lack of [...]
Erratic weather patterns as a result of the destructive effects of climate change pose a serious threat to the livelihoods of Africa’s smallholder farmers. In some sub-Saharan African countries, [...]
Saving microfinance through innovative lending The traditional microfinance model has had limited impact on the income and productivity of borrowers. More innovative and flexible lending [...]
Delivering on the global commitment to leave no one behind means development thinking must undergo a transformational shift to address inequalities within countries, as well as between countries. [...]
Current women’s economic empowerment interventions are not enough to overcome all obstacles facing female entrepreneurs. The emerging evidence from psychology and experimental economics on [...]
Do you ever wonder and even get baffled by how companies can easily predict your taste and preference and customize your homepage for some of the services you have subscribed to? We are living in [...]
World Health Day 2019 lands on 7 April, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring universal health coverage (UHC) as this year’s focus. The choice of theme is fitting given UHC’s [...]
