On 7 January, 2020, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) published an article about ‘The top 10 crises the world should be watching in 2020.’ Then countries potentially facing devastating crises in 2020 were...
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Strengthening Inclusive Education in Ghana
Strengthening Inclusive Education in Ghana Ghana’s education system is considered to be one of the most progressive in Africa. In 2004 the government introduced free compulsory education for the first nine years of...
C-19: Ethiopia and the rule of law
Hardly any of Ethiopia’s state parastatals epitomise the old-fashioned way of doing business more than the National Lottery Administration (NLA). The NLA was first incorporated in 1953, by imperial decree. Were it not...
A positive force for Africa’s future
Adolescents living with HIV in Africa should be a priority population for health – and in particular mental health – interventions. The wellbeing of today’s youth will determine not only their future, but also our...
Breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty
The African continent has made great strides towards achieving its development goals and protecting children and youth over the years. International development agencies such as the United Nations Children’s Emergency...
A new Africa
Book review The Rift: A New Africa Breaks Free By Alex Perry, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2017 Journalist Alex Perry is a dissident. Not one with a tone of righteous indignation, but...
