The Agricultural Fixes Africa Needs
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/africa-sustainable-agricultural-productivity-gains-can-reverse-rise-in-hunger-by-esther-ngumbi-2025-08
While the number of people facing hunger globally declined last year, Africa experienced an uptick in undernourishment. But the continent’s policymakers can reverse this trend by improving agricultural productivity, which requires restoring soil fertility, embracing innovation, and investing in human capital.
Africa’s Green Economy Is a Good Investment
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/green-projects-in-africa-deliver-high-investment-returns-acs2-by-fitsum-assefa-adela-2025-08
While Africa is a poster child for climate vulnerability, it is also a model of climate possibility, boasting vast renewable resources, rich biodiversity, a young population, and a pipeline of bankable green projects. Investors should be clamoring to seize these opportunities, beginning at the upcoming Second Africa Climate Summit.
Recommitting to Human Security in Africa
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/africa-must-stay-committed-to-human-security-framework-it-helped-develop-by-adekeye-adebajo-2025-08
A report recently published by the United Nations Development Programme highlights what Africa’s scholars and policymakers have long argued: that human security underpins development. Faced with complex crises, today’s leaders must re-embrace this innovative framework, which is grounded in African experiences and values.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/africa-sustainable-agricultural-productivity-gains-can-reverse-rise-in-hunger-by-esther-ngumbi-2025-08
While the number of people facing hunger globally declined last year, Africa experienced an uptick in undernourishment. But the continent’s policymakers can reverse this trend by improving agricultural productivity, which requires restoring soil fertility, embracing innovation, and investing in human capital.
Africa’s Green Economy Is a Good Investment
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/green-projects-in-africa-deliver-high-investment-returns-acs2-by-fitsum-assefa-adela-2025-08
While Africa is a poster child for climate vulnerability, it is also a model of climate possibility, boasting vast renewable resources, rich biodiversity, a young population, and a pipeline of bankable green projects. Investors should be clamoring to seize these opportunities, beginning at the upcoming Second Africa Climate Summit.
Recommitting to Human Security in Africa
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/africa-must-stay-committed-to-human-security-framework-it-helped-develop-by-adekeye-adebajo-2025-08
A report recently published by the United Nations Development Programme highlights what Africa’s scholars and policymakers have long argued: that human security underpins development. Faced with complex crises, today’s leaders must re-embrace this innovative framework, which is grounded in African experiences and values.