The fight against economic fraud: how African countries are tackling the challenge
Currently, anti-fraud measures seem largely an affair between state and corporates (including business associations), and consumers.
Lots of IMF programmes are never completed – because they’re unworkable
Given the detrimental effects of IMF programme interruptions for developing countries, it is puzzling that the reform of IMF conditionality is lagging.
South Africa in flames: Spontaneous outbreak or insurrection?
Poor and hungry people exist, and the state should be ashamed. But hungry people do not become violent looters on behalf of better-known looters who are in jail.
Top 25 Brands Transforming Lives in Kenya 2021
Amref Flying Doctors is internationally accredited by the European Aeromedical Institute (EURAMI) for its high professional standards.
Covid in India: the deep-rooted issues behind the devastating crisis
India is an inherently high-risk country for an epidemic. The country holds 1.4 billion people, living in crowded areas with extensive community networks and limited facilities for sanitation, isolation and healthcare.
New drugs work against the many strains of hepatitis C found in African countries
By John McLauchlan, Professor of Viral Hepatitis, University of Glasgow Around the world, 71 million people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. The primary route of infection is…
Conflating morality and the law do South Africa’s governing party no good
Morality shapes people’s lives, including their thoughts and actions, on the basis of what society generally accepts as right and wrong. It is used to check people’s “self-interested, emotional, or sentimental reactions to serious questions of human conduct”.
We gathered rich insights into child survival in Kenya by mapping patterns over 22 years
By Peter Macharia, Newton Int'l fellow at Lancaster University and Visting researcher, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Emelda Okiro, Head of Population Health Unit, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme…
Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders
Governments have given varying justifications for these moves. These include: combating hate speech and fake news in Chad and Ethiopia, suppressing violence in Sudan, and preventing exam cheating in Algeria and Sudan.
Against the odds: Four women share how they forged careers in science
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women and UNESCO data shows that only about 30% of all female students choose science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at a tertiary level.