Recovering our balance
In light of today’s information overload, people are looking for a few clear certitudes by which to define themselves.
The global promise of digital health
New digital technologies are expanding the capabilities of health-care providers in ways that scarcely could have been imagined just a few years ago.
Africa’s future depends on improving education
Global leaders and tech luminaries are optimistic that Africa's youngest innovators can build the continent's future prosperity.
African Continental Free Trade Area’s momentum needs refueling
What we do now is shaped by our vision of the future. But the future is not pre-determined, we build it. The future we want will not happen by itself. It is upon us to create it.
What should be done to valorize the practices of social media activists?
Freewheeling online opinion leaders or activists can substantially influence the social fabric of a given society.
Judicial independence and function of judges
The more powerful the actor whose interests are at stake, the greater the need to protect the independence of the court from that actor.
The roots of political vision
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.
Education for fragile states
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 economy of war
The belief that we need to possess more is the driving force for much of the violence and war, corruption and exploitation on earth.
Kofi Annan’s unfinished green revolution
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.
