As 2024 draws to a close, the United States is on the cusp of a significant political transition. In just weeks, President-elect Donald Trump will once again assume the presidency. This shift…
Most of the Biden administration’s key players – Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, and Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer – were part…
Globally, over a quarter of a million women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 70% of these deaths. In Ghana, the rate of maternal deaths is…
In his waning days in office, President Joe Biden chose to take his first and only trip to sub-Saharan Africa to, among other things, announce funding for the multi-country Lobito Corridor rail project. The…
Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair…
Carnegie Mellon University Africa, CMU’s College of Engineering location in Kigali, Rwanda, and Challenger Center, will partner to deliver Challenger Center’s Virtual Missions to hundreds of secondary school students on the continent. This project…
Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes…
South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the current, previous and…
Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city, is congested and chaotic. About 1.8 million vehicles used Lagos roads in 2022. The city has 226 vehicles per kilometre. The global average is 11 cars…
State surveillance: Kenyans have a right to privacy – does the government respect it? Mugambi Laibuta, Strathmore University The Kenyan government is using technology to improve governance, service delivery and national security. The…
