Africa imports what it can produce. Yet there’s an opportunity for Africa to do a revolution in trade. Ghana gets milk from the Netherlands. Kenya brings in apples, grapes, aloe vera, and neem—plants that flourish in its own soil. Mauritius …
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The word falls effortlessly from the lips of diplomats, donors, and do-gooders alike — empower. We must empower the poor. Empower women. Empower marginalised communities. It’s a term that glitters with good intentions, polished by decades of development-speak. But peer …
There’s a certain stillness in Magarini, Kilifi County, that takes a moment to understand. The kind of stillness that doesn’t come from peace but from wear. The land is tired—scorched by years of relentless sun, carved by wind, and emptied …
It is an odd thing to wake up in Africa and watch the world unravel over breakfast. One moment, the West was lecturing us about democracy; the next, it was setting itself on fire with nationalism, outright racism, and a …
For years, the localisation movement in global development has been gathering momentum, challenging traditional donor-led models that have defined aid for decades. The shift from large international agencies to Community-Based Organisations (CBOs)—the true definition of local—has been a hard-fought battle. …