Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

  • Forcible Resettlement and Land Grabs in Ethiopia

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    Ethiopia is Africa’s biggest aid recipient, and one of Africa’s most food-insecure nations. Simultaneously, Ethiopia is one of most militarized nations on the continent, with a history of both internal and external uses of force. More recently, the forcible resettlement of semi-nomadic groups in the western Gambella region has troubling […]

  • New Trends in Financing Infrastructure

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    This article was originally drafted by the African Center for Economic Transformation for the newsletter “West Africa Trends” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Provision of infrastructure is central to efforts to eliminate poverty and reach the path of sustained growth. The […]

  • Moringa for Water Treatment

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    This article was originally drafted by the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. According to a USAID report, lack of clean water kills almost 4,500 children per day in Africa, […]

  • Goodluck Charms

    US foreign policy in Nigeria and Egypt prioritises stability at the cost of democracy At the time of writing, all eyes are firmly fixed on the Arab world. Despite its support for the Arab awakening, the United States remains governed more by its national interest than humanitarian concerns. This is […]