African leaders on Wednesday called for speedy action for the implementation of the commitments made at the COP21 in Paris, and urged the fulfillment of the pledges fulfillment of the G7 to provide the financial resources to provide electricity to the millions of Africans. “This is clearly becoming a COP of action. I am looking…
Participatory Development Associate has called for farmer inclusion in initiatives aimed at ensuring Food security. Ensuring food security in the world features significantly on the development agenda of both governments and the development community. Food security largely refers to the access, availability and sustainability to nutritious food for everyone irrespective of status and location. Vandzilah…
It’s no question that among the litany of things that can make running a social enterprise a challenge, financing is chief among them. Especially as entrepreneurs navigate their way towards growth and sustainability they often need to explore different funding models or strategies to help them avoid turbulent financial times. Sometimes that means slow and…
The United Nations is inching closer toward establishing a global framework to measure the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, more than one year after the universal poverty, health, inequality and climate change agenda was approved. But lack of available data and clarity on how these ambitious targets can actually be measured will likely leave the new…
Modern slavery is a global issue that affects every country in the world. The NGOs, multilateral institutions, government stakeholders, and law enforcement agencies working to combat modern slavery must be able to identify each other and connect across borders. An effective strategy to combat human trafficking requires a coordinated global response. A foundation to building…
Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a stunning victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee’s victory came down to a handful of key swing states, despite months of polling that favoured Mrs Clinton. The battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina cleared the way for his Brexit-style upset. Global markets plummeted,…
American voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday after a star-studded climax to a campaign that could elect either the first female president of the United States or a celebrity billionaire who threatens to rewrite the rules of politics forever. Minutes after midnight the traditional first election day ballot was cast in Dixville Notch,…
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, on Monday reiterated that the Bank will continue to provide strong support to the Central African Republic to lead the country towards stability, recovery and development. “We will be at your side,” President Adesina told President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on November 7 at the headquarters of the…
The 5th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) forum saw President Akinwumi Adesina of the African Development Bank (AfDB) call on Sung Je Cho, President of Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), in Busan, South Korea’s second largest city. At the October 27, 2016 meeting, the two discussed the need to increase trade between Africa and…