Liya Kebede: Millionaire with a Heart
The people of rugged, landlocked Ethiopia do not lack in natural grace and beauty. Some of the best-known modern Ethiopians are phenomenal long distance...
Jan Pronk: It Takes More than Good Intentions
The government of Sudan declared Jan Pronk persona non grata in October 2006, summoning the UN special envoy to pack his bags and leave...
WEF: Mission Impossible Accomplished
Credit the World Economic Forum with saving South Africa from communism.
Invited to attend the 1992 World Economic Forum, Nelson Mandela arrived in Davos armed...
Eliot Higgins: Citizen Journalist Uncovering Inconvenient Truths
The Internet has become an essential part of modern life. A revised Hierarchy of Needs for the 21st century puts the right to a...
Latin America: Emulating the Success of a Few
At this year’s gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Latin America is expected to claim centre stage.
With some of the region’s...
Africa: Tunisia – Determined and Confident
Cited five years ago as the cradle from which the Arab Spring engulfed the Middle East with protests, rebellion, and other expressions of public...
WEF: Setting Bright Minds to Work
As a concept, the idea of gathering together the world’s leading thinkers in a Swiss playground for a few days of eating, drinking, and...
Africa: Tech Giants in the Making
Emboldened by the success of its home-grown M-PESA mobile payment framework, Kenya is now set to become Africa’s tech giant with even Google taking...
The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of UNCDF: Climate Change...
“For women, the road was crucial. It was hard to deliver babies because of access: we had to go to the hospital by boat...
Feature: Trudging The Empty Quarter for Hearts and Minds
Adventure, arid deserts, and diplomacy rarely go hand in hand. But in December 2015, when British explorer Mark Evans set off on an 808-mile...
