Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
“Patents on the sorghum genome are the contemporary biotech equivalent of an 18th Century European explorer planting his flag on an ill-understood foreign land and claiming it for himself or his sovereign, as if by divine right subordinating all other interests in the territory.” – African Centre for Biodiversity With the rising interest in African […]
New York — UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark today urged UN Member States to focus on strengthening rule of law, which she described as critical to sustained development and stable, accountable government. “The rule of law enables citizens to invest in their own futures and exercise their rights. It enables governments to govern […]
By Helen Clark , UNDP Administrator New York — The rule of law underpins achieving the mission of the United Nations: to advance peace, human rights, and development. In our rapidly changing, unequal, and, at times, dangerous world, implementing the rule of law is critical for establishing the justice, stability, and inclusive growth required […]
New York — Digital campaign rallies support to achieve once unthinkable goals of preventing deaths from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis The Global Fund, in partnership with the Huffington Post, launched ‘The Big Push’ digital campaign on Monday to help maintain momentum toward three global health goals: no child born with HIV, no deaths from mosquito […]
By Busani Bafana Bulawayo — If women had equal access to productive farming resources, they could increase their yields by 20 to 30 percent and potentially raise total agricultural output in developing countries by 2.5 to four percent. This is according to a draft concept note yet to be released by the Global Forum […]
By Caroline Kende-Robb Squeezing the poor for the sake of corporate profit? Or providing vital jobs and incomes? Whatever your view of foreign investors, analysts believe that business will be essential to African development. With Africa’s population likely to double in the first quarter of this century, the private sector may be the only […]
By Mercy Adhiambo Nairobi — Human activities like agriculture and urbanization can lead to the destruction of coral reefs and make their recovery and management difficult, according to research undertaken along the Kenyan coast. These activities increase the rate at which microbes – microscopic plants and animals such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, as […]
Africa’s twin education crisis is reinforcing inequalities and fuelling political instability, according to a new report published today by the Africa Progress Panel, referring to both the quality and quantity of African education. Between 2000 and 2009, the number of children out of school dropped from 42 million to 30 million, but – with the […]