Msossi marketing team //Photo: Msossi The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 established that over 1 billion meals per day, which translates to about one-fifth of all food produced for human consumption, are wasted, with 60% occurring in households, while…
Farming in many parts of the world, Africa included, has for decades largely been driven by income generation, with animal rearing primarily serving as a source of food. In parts of Eastern Africa, however, cattle keeping has also been closely…
Panelists during the 5th African Philanthropy |Photo courtesy| The global development landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as traditional sources of development assistance evolve and, in some cases, contract. Among the most significant shifts has been the gradual recalibration of…
What if the deepest pools of capital on Earth were sitting atop a hidden treasure, billions of dollars that could transform mining regions, yet have never found their way to the people whose labor creates global value? Many countries in…
The World Bank reports that approximately 2.01 billion tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) are generated each year globally, with projections indicating an increase to 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050. In Africa, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), working together…
“I am a product of Well-wishers…”, utters Paul Andega, chairman of the Well-wishers Foundation, as we grab seats for an interview in their Mathare office. Growing up in one of the largest informal settlements in Africa, Paul says that life…
Delegates attend an Agenda 2063 conference during the African Union Summit, February 16, 2025 //Photo courtesy When African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa in May 2013 to celebrate 50 years since the founding of the Organisation of African…
A Photo from a site visit to a mini-grid operated by Ignite Energy Access in Petauke, Zambia, provided by The Rockefeller Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All. The growing energy inequalities across rural and peri-urban Africa, and the silent suffering…
A general view of artisanal miners working at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 12, 2022 /photo courtesy Junior Kannah / AFP Conflict-related disruption could cost a large-scale mining project with capital…
Woman rights activist Dr. Sarah Bireete // Photo courtesy The Africans Rising Movement has called for justice for the detained human rights activist Dr. Sarah Bireete. In a statement to the press on Wednesday, 7th January 2026, the movement called…