Is #DIYAfrica the Future?
In the civic-driven approach, civic actors can identify and develop solutions for development gaps in their own communities and sectors of interest.
Using Africa’s Precious Civic Innovation Capacity to be Bee-Watcher-Watchering
It is important to have funding which supports local, contextualised priorities in civic tech, not just democracy and governance.
Societal Transformation Through Long-term Decarbonisation and Climate-Resilience Planning
Governments have the flexibility to define climate action according to their own circumstances, capabilities, level of preparation, resources, and development priorities.
Building Sustainable Food Production System in Africa: How Can the G20 Assist?
The last 30 years have seen a steady decline in Africa’s arable land per capita, exacerbated by population growth, urban expansion and infrastructural development.
African Role in G20 Requires More Than a Seat at the Table
Africa’s absence constrained its ability to provide views on major global economic issues at the G20 summits as well as ministerial and technical meetings.
Bridge or Cul-de-Sac? The Role of Africa’s Natural Gas Resources in the Green Transition
While five African countries currently account for 90 percent of the continent’s known gas reserves, the question of how the continent uses its reserves has much wider relevance for the region.
Strengthening Marine and Coastal EbA in Southern Africa
Effective and resource-efficient methods must be identified to protect SADC coastal populations from the effects of rising climate change.
China’s Population Grew Older and Richer: Policy Lessons for Some African Countries
For decades China was the world’s most populous country but that’s changed. Its population has peaked and is now falling.
Africa is not Short on Good Ideas, but Frequently Fails to Put them into Practice
Sixty years after the Organisation of African Unity was founded, the AU’s ‘Agenda 2063: The Africa we want’, the 50-year vision for the continent’s development, remains aspirational rather than meaningfully realised.
Livelihood Opportunities Through Scaling Marine and Coastal EbA
Ecosystem-based adaptation provides a distinctive approach to tackle the interconnectedness found in the coastal and marine climate, livelihoods and ecosystem landscape.