Scaling Up Local Currency Lending: A Strategic Imperative for Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAA (News )Over 70 per cent of Africa’s debt increase in 2023 was due to currency depreciation, making external debt costlier to service and endangering financial stability.
Leveraging geographical indications to increase the value of strategic African agricultural products
Stories & Blogs OSAA (News )Africa’s agriculture is at a turning point, and innovation and a proactive approach by African policymakers will be the key to unlocking the potential of various strategic agricultural products.
Silencing the Guns through STEM Education Investment in Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAA (News )Africa is experiencing population growth, with “youth bulges” that can become a demographic dividend contributing to the continent’s growth or a “demographic threat” that could stress the job market and fuel instability.
War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN
Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report.
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.
War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN