Abuja Declaration: a bridge too far Pressure from the coronavirus is exacerbating old weaknesses in healthcare delivery in public health institutions, leaving mental patients compromised In 2001, African heads of...
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The struggle to keep pace
Africa's collective electricity supply is bedevilled by weak legal frameworks and regional rivalry An estimated 580 million Africans lack access to electricity, three quarters of the global total. The International...
Rocky ride for Nigeria’s power sector
West Africa's powerhouse - bedevilled by infrastructural decay, corruption, inefficiency and lack of capacity Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy in GDP terms, is one of the most underpowered countries...
Power for the people
Africa’s energy deficit requires a multi-layered approach Africa faces a gigantic energy challenge. Latest estimates are that on the continent 600 million people, virtually all residing in sub-Saharan...
A very expensive white elephant
The Stiegler’s Gorge project is a 48-year-old folly that will not deliver the energy security that President John Magufuli seems convinced it will Every aspirant dictator seems to want at least one Soviet-style...
Reading between the lines of #UgandanLivesMatter and the effects of poor governance
Media Release Our continent has had its share of despots in the post-colonial era. There was a time when it looked like they were on their way out. Sadly, for the citizens of Uganda and a handful of...
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