The Sustainable Development Goals Come to the USANearly a year after the official launch of the post-2015 agenda, people are still grappling with how to make the...
El Nino is Causing a Massive Food Emergency in a Region that Can’t Handle that Kind of StressSouthern Africa is poised for catastrophe. And it’s mostly because of El Nino. This year’s historically intense El Nino caused...
We Know a Food Crisis is Coming to Southern Africa. $549 Million Can Prevent it. Will the World Pony Up?A catastrophe is looming in southern Africa. This year’s historically intense El Nino sparked a region-wide drought that has decimated...
The SDGs are not yet a year old and already they are making a differenceIt’s been less than one year since the Sustainable Development Goals came to life. And already, there is evidence that...
Congress Actually Did Something Worthwhile and in the Service of HumanityIf you follow US politics even just slightly you will probably be surprised to learn that Congress actually did something...
How Zimbabwe Became a Great Comic Book IncubatorMeet Umzingeli. She’s a bounty hunter working with the African Peacekeeping Force. Long lean and deadly with her trusty staff,...
These Innovations Yield Big Results for Nepalese Farmers (VIDEO)Nepal is one of the poorest countries in Asia. And the poorest Nepalese are often rural subsistence farmers. Now, climate...
Jendayi Frazer Lead Africa Policy During the Bush Administration, and She Has Stories to TellJendayi Frazer was a top ranking African policy official in the Bush administration, serving both at the National Security Council...
Owen Barder Witnessed Famine. Then he decided to become a Development EconomistThirty years ago, while still in high school, Owen Barder was was living in Ethiopia. His father was a career...
