Copyright: Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank In the James Bond series, specifically the 7th novel by Ian Fleming, Goldfinger imparts a piece of wisdom to Mr. Bond. He mentions a saying from Chicago: “One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time it’s enemy action.” This intriguing perspective on patterns and repetition becomes relevant […]
Changing Lives: Dora Moono Nyambe’s Mission for Rural Kids in Zambia
Dora Moono Nyambe – The Sun Prior to 2011, Zambia dazzled as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, proudly ascending to lower-middle-income nation status. However, the economic narrative took an unexpected turn, plunging into a consistent decline, reaching one of its worst moments in 2020 during the global pandemic. Despite the prevailing gloom with a […]
Youth Tech Informants: The visionaries empowering young Rwandans for a Digital Tomorrow
Graduates of the Youth Tech Informant Initiative in Rwanda In 2022, at the United Nations Assembly, Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, emphasized the inevitability of a digital future and presented evidence to underscore that the transformation is already in progress. Rwanda, under the president’s leadership, has taken significant steps toward achieving a digitally driven economy, envisioning […]
Young people are exaggerating their resumes and Recruiters seem pleased with it.
Sourced from: Forage Most young people will be offended by this article, but as a young person myself, I felt compelled to let the cat out of the bag. Exaggerated resumes are the latest trend in today’s job market, and they go beyond the memes you see on the internet. As I like to refer […]
Skewed Inclusion of females in Africa is not true Gender Inclusion
Photo by Gpop Yef – A young girl hawking. Some of the biggest yet often overlooked contributors to the exclusion of women from opportunities in African societies can be attributed to the prevalent cultural and religious beliefs in the region. I have observed significant efforts dedicated to promoting women’s inclusion in the formal world. However, […]
What the ‘Ole’ Motorbikes are doing differently in Togo.
A female Ole Rider in Togo It is the glue of our daily lives. When it goes well, we don’t see it. When it goes wrong, it negatively colors our day, makes us feel angry and impotent, and curtails our possibilities. Transportation is the center of the world! These were the carefully thought-out words of […]
Should Africans adopt the use of Digital currencies?
Source: Getty Images Mark Twain once said, “ The problem of the world is not that people know too little. It’s that they know so many that just aren’t so. This speaks to the misconceptions about the term “Digital currency”. For the purpose of this article, I will be substituting the word ‘Just aren’t’ […]
How the concept of shared emissions can help Africa in the long run.
Herders draw water from a well in Mauritania (Photo: Oxfam International/Flickr) Almost every article you will come across on climate financing in Africa starts in the same tone, If you have been following up on green financing trends in Africa, it won’t fascinate you to know that Africa constitutes only about 2% of over $1 […]
The Economics of Reasoning: How to think as a smarter Human Being
Illustration by: Lukman Yusuf In a world where decision-making can often resemble a game of chance, understanding the theory of economics offer a beacon of rationality. whether it’s the blunt facts of Milton Friedman or the wittiness of Adam Smith, the beauty of economics lies in its versatile applicability. John Maynard Keynes described the […]
Unlocking Africa’s agriculture potentials through Intra-African Trade.
Photo Credit: Lukman Yusuf Africa is blessed with an abundance of natural and human resources and it is imperative to leverage these resources to create sustainable wealth and improve the living standards of its people. One effective method is through intra-African trade. According to UNCTAD, in 2021, intra-African trade accounted for only 14.4% of total […]