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Ethiopia
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As BRICS Cooperation Accelerates, Is It Time For The US To Develop A BRICS Policy?
BRICS foreign ministers meet in Cape Town, South Africa, in June 2023. Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty…
2023-08-24
Addis Ababa’s Street Hustlers Helped Build The City – Now They’re Being Pushed Out
The population of Africa is booming, but as long as productivity and employment remain unsteady, “global experts” and…
2019-07-30
Need To Solve A Border Dispute? Look To Ethiopia Or Uzbekistan
Border disputes have recently taken on renewed importance, threatening political crisis in the UK, US and EU. Yet…
2019-01-17
Lessons From Cities That Plan For Their Rivers
In Nairobi, Kenya, the government is destroying buildings constructed on riparian land in a bid to mitigate the…
2018-09-13
These Charts Show Where The World’s Refugees Came From In 2017 – And Where They’re Heading
Where do most of the world’s refugees come from? And where do they end up? If you’re conjuring…
2018-06-22
African Cities Must Address Social & Economic Issues When Upgrading Slums
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 55% of the urban population are estimated to live in areas categorised as slums and informal…
2018-06-07
Why Education Is Key To Preserving The Planet
“The evidence is clear: education changes lives, in ways that are often not fully understood.” For instance, quality…
2018-02-26
Not The End Of The World: The Return Of Dubai’s Ultimate Folly
Underwater bedrooms, ‘Lohan Island’ and snow all year round – a decade after it was scuppered by the…
2018-02-16
Drones Are Taking To The Skies Above Africa To Map Land Ownership
Mapping land boundaries is an important way to boost a country’s economic growth and development. It contributes towards…
2018-01-17
Africa: Grow Your Lands, Grow Prosperity
The recovery and acceleration of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa since about 1995 has been widely recognised. But…
2016-06-08