Deep State or Statecraft?
Deep State is both a frightening possibility and a powerful story. It captures real patterns of secrecy, coercion and entrenched privilege in African political life.
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Thirsty Planet, Flooded Streets: The Battle for Water Security in an Urbanizing World
As climate extremes intensify, global water security and climate-resilient cities are becoming the fault lines of our century.
Heat, Hunger, and an Uncertain Harvest: Why the World Is Still Failing on Food Security
Global food security and sustainable agriculture are under intense pressure as climate change, conflict, and soaring debt push hundreds of millions into hunger.
Power for Whom? The Unequal Race to a Renewable Energy in the Global South
Why the renewable energy transition in developing countries risks deepening inequality unless finance, technology and politics change course.
Gender, Power, and Education: Why Girls Still Drop Out of School in the 21st Century
Understanding why girls still drop out of school in the 21st century is key to closing the global education gap.
From SDGs to Reality: Why the World Is Failing Its Promise to the Global South
Unpacking the barriers to sustainable development (SDGs) in low- and middle-income countries—from debt and data gaps to politics and a flawed global goal-setting machine. The biggest barriers to sustainable development in low- and middle-income countries are not a lack of plans, but a mix of debt, underfunding, political constraints, data gaps, and a contested Sustainable […]
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in Africa and the Global South
Artificial intelligence and the future of work in Africa and the Global South are reshaping jobs, skills, and wages.
Can AI Really Help End Poverty? Africa’s View of a Global Question
AI and the End of Poverty: The world’s poorest people are already living with artificial intelligence — just not in the way most TED talks imagine.
The Future of Jobs in the Era of AI — Seen from Africa, for the World
In Washington and Brussels, the future of jobs in the age of artificial intelligence is often framed as a story about lawyers using chatbots.
Who Owns the Future’s Data? Digital Colonialism, AI, and the New Scramble for the Global South
This article examines the rise of “digital” and “data colonialism” and asks whether the emerging AI-driven digital economy is reproducing old colonial patterns in new forms.