Africa Must Leapfrog its Way to the Future

THE CONVENTIONAL PATH FOR IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IS TO BUILD MORE HOSPITALS AND TRAIN MORE DOCTORS. BUT COULD AFRICA SPEED UP PROGRESS BY "HACKING" ITS WAY TO SUCCESS? Governments, NGOs and businesses spend billions of dollars across Africa building new hospitals and training new doctors. But currently, the doctor-patient ratio in many African countries is one-twentieth …

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Culture, the albatross perpetuating stunting and malnutrition

FOOD, DESPITE BEING THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, COULD BECOME THE GREATEST THREAT AND CAUSE OF DEATH, PARTICULARLY ACROSS AFRICA. When we speak about Italian, French, British or Zimbabwean cuisine, we are talking about more than spices; we are talking about culture. If food signifies culture, then so does agriculture. As Massimo Montanari …

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Timbuktu Renaissance: Culture at the Heart of Peace-building and Socio-economic Development

Timbuktu. To many, the name evokes a place of mythic remoteness. To others, it connotes an ancient crossroads of trade, exotic goods and culture. And still others know it as the sacred intellectual capital of the Muslim world, synonymous with universities, debate and religious tolerance. Tragically, Timbuktu most recently conjures memories of the 2012 occupation …

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Women in Law in Africa

“There’s a general expectation that young people, and women particularly, don’t know what they’re talking about.” – SHAKILA KHAN So Africa is rising. Or so we hear. There has been an undeniable shift in the media narrative about the continent. Investors are flooding the region in their droves and they need legal representation, triggering a …

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