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UNDP The Gambia convened a Communications Masterclass for implementing partners, built around a single argument: communication is not a support function at the margins of development programmes, but a strategic…

Donald Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on all goods entering the US is a "major blow to the world economy," European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen said. Her…

The recent decision by USAID to withdraw or scale down its aid programmes in Africa has reignited the long-standing debate: does foreign aid help or harm the continent? For decades…

50 Million African Women Speak platform provides information on starting and growing a business, and has a social networking feature for women entrepreneurs to learn from and do business with…

Burgeoning dystopian prophecies, literature and accounts of climate change by an array of actors, including UN agencies, national governments, security pundits, scholars and development NGOs, insinuate climate change has entered…

This week, I received my certificate of Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen delivered by Harvard Business School. This journey was fraught with special circumstances such as lots of traveling across…

Africa's economic pulse has undoubtedly been the new consensus in the 21st century, infusing the continent with a new commercial vibrancy. This has been illustrated in a growing strand of…

Africa is projected to experience a population growth of 1.3 billion people by 2050. An estimated 15 to 20 million increasingly well-educated young people are expected to join the African…

It's simple: strategic communication is at the centre of everything. You can't execute a strategy if you can't communicate about it.

Martin Namasaka explores how some African countries can overcome the curse of being blessed with extensive resources. In a remote corner of south eastern Guinea, the lush green highlands of…

Martin Namasaka argues that exploiting the stalled fertility transition to meet the SDGs in African countries is contingent on improving public health and educational institutions and promoting the informal and…

In this article, Martin Namasaka argues that while infrastructure development and peace-building efforts are key prerequisites to address fragile states vulnerability issues, building an inclusive financial sector, as part of…

At an estimated USD 66 billion in 2015, formal remittances to Africa are three times larger than overseas development assistance and more stable than most other sources of finance. Remittance…

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have been a reality in Kenya for a very long time, acting as a significant source of employment in the communities surrounding mines. In…