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Forum held in Kigali on increasing access to sustainable energy in East Africa
The Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa took place between 19 and 21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. Over 400 high-level representatives from government,...
Ethiopia’s forests, an undervalued resource
In Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa after Nigeria, policymakers are trying to make their nation’s economic development more sustainable.
One of the...
Displacement: The Challenges Of IDPs & Refugees
As a native from South Sudan and also from Africa, I am well-aware that the U.N. has been responsible for protecting refugees from danger...
The importance of telemedicine technology for Africa
Many African countries are still consistently looking forward to improve healthcare delivery to millions of people living in rural communities with little success. In...
The Ethiopian Powder Keg Is a Regional Threat
When governmental forces killed at least 9 civilians in last week’s security operation in Ethiopia’s Oromia region to enforce the country’s state of emergency,...
The Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa 2018
The Sustainable Energy Forum for East Africa, a key event for promoting access to renewable energy sources in the region, will take place between...
New SIPRI brief on central Mali shows how interpretations of the conflict shape the responses
SIPRI announced the publication of a new Insights Paper, entitled ‘Central Mali: violence, local perspectives and diverging narratives’.
At a time when international—and national—actors are...
Worse than Oil? The Geopolitics of the Banana
Attracting encroachments to national sovereignty by rapacious Washington-connected multinational corporations and the meddling attentions of their powerful home country; stunting reform and economic development...
New UNWTO Agenda for Africa moves ahead in Berlin
An African ministerial working meeting conveyed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) during this year’s Berlin International Tourism Fair ITB (8 March) agreed to...
Disinformation as a tool for destabilizing enterprises: Shell /Greenpeace and Elf-Shell/ Ran
On February 16th, 1995, the British government authorized the oil company Shell to sink the Brent oil spar off the coast of Scotland. The...