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Forward-looking analysis of transformative trends and emerging opportunities.

The US administration has turned to the African continent as another destination to deport migrants who it says are convicted criminals. While dozens have been flown to countries in Central…

Africa is not a solar geoengineering test site

Africa is suffering some of the worst consequences of a climate crisis that it did not create. As rising temperatures,…

Success isn’t a choice between work and family—it’s the discipline to honour both

I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to…

Success isn’t a choice between work and family—it’s the discipline to honour both

I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to…

Lessons on building a successful business in Emerging Markets

I have spent most of my career building businesses across emerging markets—Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and…

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To protect our planet, we need bold African leadership

“In Africa, we have the technical know-how and the indigenous knowledge to reproduce natural resources. We have the ambition and…

Up in smoke: Zim is cutting down forests to feed its tobacco habit

Curing barns used by smallholders require 10 kilogrammes of wood for every kilo of tobacco.

Africa’s climate change diplomacy must step up a gear

The continent is showing global leadership but coordination and common positions are needed to accelerate the ‘Just Transition’.

A fresh impetus for Africa’s gas

Africa’s push for a just energy transition has been given fresh impetus after the European Union drafted a proposal to…

Africa cannot confront climate change alone

Despite having played a negligible role in creating the climate crisis, African countries already find themselves paying the price for…

Climate, energy and the African dilemma

Can leaders balance Africa’s potential as a global green giant with its significant dependency on fossil fuels?

Africa at COP26: Coal lives on, Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa tries too hard

THE Glasgow COP26 summit in Scotland, United Kingdom, painted a grim picture about the environment and imminent dangers of climate…

What Africa needs from COP26

As world leaders meet in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Africa needs decisive collective action rather than…

Time to bring young people into farming

Agricultural production is critical for the survival of any economy and the world at large, and the importance of ensuring…

Why is Ghana making it hard for students to contribute?

Frustration has reached new heights and earlier this year young people took to social media under the hashtag #FixTheCountry.