Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, says AMCEN marks 40 years of African leadership in environmental action, uniting for policy, green growth, and a resilient, inclusive future.

Dutch investigative journalist Olivier van Beemen published In the Name of Nature: An Investigation into the Neocolonial ...

What kind of social contract is possible in today’s Africa, and whose interests will shape ...

Every year on July 11th, the global community observes World Population Day, a United Nations initiative established in 1989 to draw attention to the urgency and importance of population issues. As we ...

U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps ...

A more inclusive governance approach, integrating traditional and formal systems, could enhance legitimacy and development outcomes. This paper contributes to broader debates on the political economy ...

US engagement with sub-Saharan Africa is entering a recalibration phase – less defined by a development lens and increasingly shaped by strategic alignment.

These political interference plays a critical role in exacerbating overcapacity in Africa’s power sector. Political agendas influence the approval of large-scale generation projects, frequently ...

A new trade deal While the future of a preferential trade program for sub-Saharan African countries remains in doubt, Mr. Ramaphosa plans to propose a trade deal for South Africa.

This has happened despite major challenges, including conflict, political turmoil, the COVID-19 pandemic, ballooning inflation and public debt. Total variable renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa in ...

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have longstanding political and security interests in north and east Africa. But the late 2010s saw a “geoeconomic turn” in their foreign policy. This has led the three ...