
African Countries Can’t Industrialise? Yes, They Can
Narratives are essential. Humans are, after all, “helpless story junkies”. Business and economic success depend

Knowing What Leads To Building Collapses Can Help Make African Cities Safer
It’s a sadly familiar image in several developing countries’ media reports: people frantically searching the

Slavery Was Never Abolished – It Affects Millions, And You May Be Funding It
When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms”

An Intriguing Sci-Fi Vision Of A Megacity
Artist Olalekan Jeyifous creates fantastical, futuristic images of Lagos, Nigeria, to get people thinking about

Rooftop Farming: Why Vertical Gardening Is Blooming In Kampala
Ugandans are finding creative solutions to the growing challenges of urbanisation. When Martin Agaba realised

How Can Countries Help Refugees While Also Raising Their GDP? Let Them Work.
Uganda is an eye-opening example of how displaced people can lift up a nation, say

Lessons From Cities That Plan For Their Rivers
In Nairobi, Kenya, the government is destroying buildings constructed on riparian land in a bid

Who Belongs In A City?
Underneath every shiny new megacity, there’s often a story of communities displaced. In this moving,

Torpedoing Africa, And Then Complaining About ‘Migration’
European countries are still shaping the lives of millions of Africans, determining both their present

The Solution To Poverty Is Opportunity, Not Charity
Treating symptoms is not enough. When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal

World Poverty Has Plummeted—But Will It Ever Disappear?
Few will deny that the past few years have been rough. But believe it or

This African City Is Turning A Mountain Of Trash Into Energy
Africa is the world’s fastest-urbanizing continent. But while city life has helped lift millions out

How Cape Town Was Saved From Running Out Of Water
Late last year, as the South African government faced the prospect of its largest city

How To Assess Political Stability? Follow The Bread Path
When Egyptians were protesting in 2011, they held up piece of bread and demanded “bread, freedom

Humans May Have Transformed The Sahara From Lush Paradise To Barren Desert
Once upon a time, the Sahara was green. There were vast lakes. Hippos and giraffe

The 100 Million City : Is 21st Century Urbanisation Out Of Control?
Projections suggest cities will swell at an astonishing pace – but whether that means our

Why Education Is Key To Preserving The Planet
“The evidence is clear: education changes lives, in ways that are often not fully understood.”

To Stop Migration, Stop The Abuse Of Africa’s Resources
Europe should tackle migration not by deploying troops, but by curbing economic abuse and destablisation.

Can Education Become Truly Egalitarian Worldwide?
The recent Dakar (Senegal) international summit on education concluded on February 3 with the hope to

Four Reasons Why Corruption Matters
More than a trillion dollars are stolen from the world’s poorest countries every year, which is such a

Why Resource Rich Countries Grow Slowly?
Why do countries face “The resource curse phenomenon” and how can countries having large natural

Is The American Dream Turning Into A Nightmare?
US slips to 14th out of 155 countries ranked with Norway out in front –

HUNGRY FUTURE: If Cities Take Over Fertile Farms
Cropland losses will have consequences especially for Asia and Africa, which will experience growing food

Hong Kong, Hong Kong … Why So Costly … Says Expats
London falls from 12th to 17th place in annual survey amid declining value of pound

Africa’s Urban Megatrends Can Only Succeed If…
With more than half of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, we need

The World Worries A Lot But Not Enough For Real Problems
UN fears that food aid will not arrive in time to help people of ravaged

Africa’s Top 10 ‘Cities Of Opportunity’
For the first time in history over half the world’s population live in cities —

A Solution To Youth Unemployment Path In Africa & The World
Today’s Africa faces a complex mix of challenges and promise. With almost 200 million youth

Why Nanotech’s Best Benefits In Africa Begins With Our Waste
A cheap, easy to maintain, “green” toilet that uses no water and turns human waste

On The Edge Of Existence, The City Of Timbuktu
What is life like in Mali’s ‘city in the middle of nowhere’? Guardian photographer Sean

How Africa’s Libraries Can Be Its Launchpad To The World
South African librarians were shocked in 2013 when one of the top researchers at the

Expanding Walkability In African Cities
Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent. Transit in cities will have to adapt

How Overlooked Colonial Railways Could Revolutionize Transportation In Africa
Resurrecting relics of imperial rule is an unorthodox transit-development policy. But Africa’s “secondary cities” are

Africa and Asia and the Urban Population Boom
The UN predicts that two-thirds of the world will live in cities by 2050, with