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I have interacted with human rights organisations across Europe, USA and Africa. They have performed an indispensable service in the world and in Africa. They have documented torture, unlawful deportations and detention, political repression, conflict-related abuses and attacks on civilians that might otherwise have remained hidden. They have given victims access to international audiences, preserved…
Through my visits to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, for the Booksellers and Publishers conferences, I have witnessed something remarkable: a deliberate effort to promote culture through books. Culture is not forced upon anyone. Instead, people are drawn in through the natural connection between books, culture and communities. I attend these events as a publisher and…
Africa’s projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050 places immense demand on the creative sector to nurture budding talent to withstand evolving expectations and remain relevant. Currently valued at around $60 billion and projected to hit $200 billion by 2030, the regional creative economy, which includes Nigeria, remains fiscally vital and poised for explosive growth…
The Middle East stands once again at the edge of a dangerous precipice. What began as a targeted military strike on an airport runway has rapidly evolved into a wider regional confrontation, threatening global energy markets and exposing the vulnerability of economies far beyond the Gulf. On July 14, Saudi Arabian forces reportedly struck the…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s electric-mobility policies are inspiring other African countries to review and develop their own frameworks for accelerating green transportation, according to Nigerian mobility entrepreneur Damilola Odunlade-Akeju. During the Nordic-Africa EV Summit in Ethiopia, Odunlade-Akeju, founder and CEO of DriveMe Mobility in Nigeria, noted that African cities and countries are increasingly looking to…
Nairobi — As countries across Africa gear up for national elections, political communications is a strategic function of governance. We often picture political communication as campaign billboards, posters, cheering crowds at rallies, and speeches on television and radio. In Africa, political communication tends to be most visible during election campaigns, but its role does not…
Nairobi — President William Ruto has co-hosted a high-level clean cooking event with Norway on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Kenya presented a $600 million investment opportunity in clean cooking and confirmed Nairobi as the venue for the Second Africa Clean Cooking Summit in January 2027. “Clean…
UN Chief Says Security Council Remains ‘Unjust’ Without Permanent African Seat UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the lack of a permanent seat for Africa on the UN Security Council is no longer defensible. Guterres made the remarks on Tuesday, September 22, while addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly…
In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview opening Wave 2 of the series, Randall Kempner — Executive Director of the Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition and founding executive director of the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs — argues that philanthropy is a distinct category of capital built to move first, with its highest-leverage ground overlapping the Amazon…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed calls for reform of the United Nations Security Council, saying Africa’s continued lack of a permanent seat is no longer defensible. Guterres made the remarks on Tuesday, September 22, while addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what was his…
