Tag: Africa

The Story:  Only 2.5% of the residents of the continent of Africa have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Many believe this is a worrisome statistic, not...

The Story:  Hominids (pre-humans) walked upright on what is now the Mediterranean island of Crete six million years old. That is an inference drawn from...

The Story: Humans have never been a very sedentary species; instead, we have been moving always from one continent to another, across rivers, and across...

The Story: In tropical regions malaria has never ceased to be a threat. In 2019 alone the mosquito-borne disease killed 400,000 people globally, most of...

How do African cities grow and develop in a sustainable way to confront climate change? Therefore, people in Africa who live in urban areas are often forced to confront climate change on their own. My new book Democracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa suggests that people in Africa who live in urban areas confront these challenges in a contentious political environment. In particular, informal settlement and claims to urban space continue to structure everyday politics in Africa’s cities. These forms of everyday politics boil over into multi-party politics and municipal governance. The case of Accra In my view the everyday politics of urban neighbourhoods can help explain why the capture of public goods for private gain, and sustained ethnic politics continue to undermine urban development. Like Beira, Accra faces rising sea levels. This collective strength is an important ingredient in local communities’ ability to confront challenges like climate change in the future. The international community, central governments, and municipal authorities must support sustainable development policies. But their success depends on the implementation and management by residents in the very neighbourhoods most affected by climate change.

There’s a huge amount of variation in women’s political representation across Africa, a fact shown by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women’s map of Women in Politics. They argue that it’s not entirely coincidental that many of the countries making the greatest progress in including women in politics are making far less progress in terms of democracy. There may be no guarantee it promotes democracy. For example, several recent studies show that improving the representation of women in parliament has a positive impact on the health sector. Other researchers have shown that increases in the number of women in parliament are associated with a variety of positive health outcomes. In short, if expanding the political representation of women is to have an effect anywhere, it ought to be in the health sector (and, of course, in women’s rights). In the case of research showing the link between “quota shocks” and health spending, for instance, there is a correlation – but claims about causal effects remain questionable. It will also allow international donors to help women in politics make a positive difference. With this in mind, an ongoing collaboration between the University of Birmingham and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy – supported by the Institute for Global Innovation – has started to ask some important questions about women in African parliaments. It will also help female politicians in Africa to make a difference against the odds.

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Many called Chike Ukaegbu's bluff when he announced he was running for the highest office in Nigeria at the age of 35. Politics in Nigeria was closed to younger candidates up until the Not Too Young To Run bill -- championed by a youth movement -- succeeded last year in lowering the ages for elected offices. President Muhammadu Buhari first ruled Nigeria in 1983 as a military head of state. Only candidates with deep pockets and wealth amassed from the nation's resources have emerged victorious in past elections, Raphael said, shutting out younger aspirants and newcomers without a "war chest" to finance their campaigns. Despite its young population, Africa has been under the grip of older leaders, widening the gap and disconnect between the leadership and the electorate. Cameroon's 85-year-old president Paul Biya was elected for a seventh term last October, extending his 36-year rule in the country. "By the time we get to the election... we will have many Ugandans registered as voters," Wine said. The 37-year-old says nothing will change if young people remain apathetic and abstain from the polls and politics. None of these men are by definition youthful candidates, but they are newcomers and some decades younger than the frontrunners. Now, we have old leaders ruling a digital population."

First lady kicks off four-country Africa tour focusing on the health and well-being of children. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one…

Tucker, However, politicians in South Africa are still planning to seize land without compensation on racial grounds. Western liberals support this. Barack Obama supports it. So does British Prime Minister Theresa May. So does pretty much our entire ruling class…

Tucker: As land seizures based on skin color shows, South Africa is once again becoming a place where an entire group of people is targeted for discrimination and violence on the basis of their skin color. In the west, we…