Credit Suisse has announced settlements with British, Swiss and U.S. authorities in connection with loans…
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Artificial Intelligence Suggests a New Narrative for the Out of Africa Process
Researchers from Estonia and Italy developed an innovative method by combining neural networks and statistics.…
Blockade of Port Sudan: What’s Behind It and What Can End It
An ongoing blockade of Sudan’s main port by political protesters is putting a huge strain…
South Africa Needs to Up Its Game When It Comes to Financial Inclusion for Women
The financial gap between men and women is a global problem. It’s a problem because…
Is the Resource Curse Hard-Baked into African Economies? China’s Approach Hints That It May Not Be
Countries with abundant natural resources – gold, diamonds, crude oil– often fail to transform that…
Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Are Beating a System to Reduce Child Labour: Here’s How
The evidence of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa became public knowledge in…
World Bank Leader Arrives in Sudan, 1st Visit in 50 Years
The head of the World Bank has arrived in Sudan, from where he will give…
Tailored Approach to Fertilizer Use Can Achieve Triple-Wins for Smallholder Farmers
Recently released in the Elsevier journal, Global Food Security, a team of scientists published the first comprehensive systematic review…
How Multilaterals Exaggerate Africa Risk
Without reforms in decision-making at multilateral institutions, African economies will continue to be erroneously branded as…
Crackdown on Illicit Health and Counterfeit Products Identifies 179 Suspects in Southern Africa
An operation across Southern Africa supported by INTERPOL against the trafficking of illicit health products…
