NEW ZEALAND: CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON WELLBEING
In 2019, New Zealand’s Labour government, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, unveiled a budget aimed at tackling some of the long-term challenges the country faces in areas such as domestic…
AUSTRALIA DAY
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26th January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in New South Wales,…
SOUTH AFRICA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE GETS BOOST
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan. This loan will support the Government of South Africa’s efforts to accelerate its COVID-19…
TECH START-UPS KEY TO AFRICA’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The World Economic Forum’s latest report, “Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa,” analyses the challenges Africa faces in joining the…
WHY THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN TONGA WAS SO VIOLENT
The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15th has spread shock waves, quite literally, around half the…
OMICRON-FUELLED COVID-19 SURGE IN AFRICA PLATEAUS
After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases…
ECONOMY IN RWANDA RECOVERING STRONGLY FROM COVID-19
Rwanda’s economy has rebounded strongly in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund, and the recovery is expected to continue in 2022, supported by strengthened vaccination efforts,…
VALUES CHAINS FOR A MADE IN AFRICA SOLUTION
As the world deals with the COVID 19 pandemic, the search for recovery strategies is on – with intra- African trade posited to support countries in pushing back headwinds of a…
CARICOM CONFIDENT IN COLLECTIVE INGENUITY, DYNAMISM AND RESILIENCE
New year statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Honourable John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize The past two years have seen all plans affected by the COVID-19 virus…
SUSTAINABLE PLASTIC MANAGEMENT KEY FOR GREEN GROWTH IN BANGLADESH
Sustainable management of plastic will be crucial for Bangladesh to tackle the increasing plastic pollution and ensure green growth, according to a World Bank Report. The ‘Towards a…
