Amherst
How am I supposed to live without father?
He is passed. Gone into the hereafter. He is never to return. While, yes, I am
still very...
Africa: The next chapter begins
How does a continent decline? Corruption.
Misappropriation of funds. Leadership, where leadership, the leaders of South
Africa, or the leaders of a particular individual African country,...
Is the world living up to its climate commitments?
As the United Nations gears up for the September Climate Action Summit in New
York, one of its most high-profile climate conferences in recent times,...
Towards a sustainable Blue economy: A Plan to restore the health of our oceans
Samba Lahy recalls the time when, as a young man, he used to go fishing
with his parents off the coast of Tampolove, one of...
Chinese ‘Darning’ in South China Sea and International Apathy
India has asked for the renewal of the
contract with regard to exploration rights in Block 128 which is located in
Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ). The...
Women outnumber men in higher education but gender stereotyped subject choices persist
Education is essential to achieving gender
equality. From the earliest schooling to the highest levels of post-graduate
study, education influences the opportunities that can shape people’s...
Hurricanes, Melting Ice Sheets, Rising Sea Levels and A 16-Year Old’s Courage
When the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward
VIII, was made governor of the Bahamas in 1940, he and his wife Wallis Simpson
arrived to peaceful...
The captive spirit: Bipolar creativity and genius
We are seduced by
people, individuals’ who achieve extraordinarily. I never thought I would be
living the life that I am living now. I am literally...
BRIDGE for Cities 4.0: Connecting Cities through the New Industrial Revolution
Organized jointly by the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) and the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation
(FCSSC), “BRIDGE for Cities 4.0 –
Connecting Cities through the...
Call for Action from Leaders and Business on Violence against Women
Spiralling levels of violence against women in Africa require immediate
action from governments and businesses, including tangible measures to create
safe spaces, experts from across the...