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Op-Eds
Africa Day 2025: The Africa our youth and women want
As the continent reflects on justice and reparations, its greatest promise lies in the leadership, resilience, and the rising power of its women and youth.
Lesotho’s Family Planning Revolution: A quiet success the world should notice
How Lesotho transformed Family Planning access through community action, commitment, and resilience.
Beyond compensation: Reparatory justice as a structural economic imperative for Africa
In 2025, the African Union has set a powerful and necessary theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” It is a call not just for reflection, but for clarity, courage, and a strategic reframing of the reparations discourse.
22 billion reasons for Africa to invest in digital
Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world.
Developing a thriving e-vehicles value chain in Africa
African countries should join hands to make the most of their own resources and build a formidable electric vehicle ecosystem that could help fast-track realisation of SDGs.
Debt-for-Food swaps: Innovative financing for school meals in Africa
On this Africa Day of School Feeding, what are some of the ways we can fund these programmes?
Lead poisoning: the persistent threat from mismanaged waste
In excess amounts, lead can contaminate food sources, harm biodiversity, and cause severe neurological impairments in humans, especially in children.
Youth-led digital innovations reshaping North Africa’s development
From Fintech to AI, the region is leveraging technology to bridge gaps, foster inclusivity, and accelerate progress towards the SDGs.
Connectivity for everyone is key to Africa’s growth and prosperity
Bridging the current digital divide requires a combination of policy and regulatory interventions, matched with meaningful investment.
COP29: Africa’s negotiating strategy must build on past lessons
A stronger Africa is essential for the world to effectively build resilience against the impacts of climate change. The Africa we want is the Africa the World needs.