Transformative change in politics depends so much on having a clear view of the desired end. Where does that vision come from? Possibilities may be offered by various ideologies, or party platforms, or political candidates.

Although the number of children enrolled in primary school in Africa increased from 60 million in 2000 to some 250 million today, school quality remains uneven.

The belief that we need to possess more is the driving force for much of the violence and war, corruption and exploitation on earth.

Few issues were as important to the late UN secretary-general as ending hunger and spurring economic growth in Africa by empowering the continent's farmers.

Usury is the very antithesis of the gift, for instead of giving to others when one has more than one needs, usury seeks to use the power of ownership to gain even more—to take from others rather than to give, writes Jenberu Haile.

Financial inclusion is an often-overlooked component of development policy, and this is especially true when it comes to people with disabilities.

The reform-driven government we have at present is of a transitional character which needs to be backed up by all possible means.

Today, only 30 percent of the world’s population has legally registered rights to their land and home, with the poor and politically marginalized especially likely to suffer from insecure land tenure.

thiopia’s so far managed to stay neutral and balance its relationships with opposing Gulf partners.