By Jenniffer Mabuka It was around 3 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2017, when I received the dreaded phone call. My sister-in-law’s voice on the other end of the line was unusually shaky. “Dad just fainted,” she said. “The doctors say…
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While previous U.S. administrations have established signature foreign-policy initiatives in Africa, little news has emerged regarding the Trump administration’s staffing of Africa-related posts, much less its plans for engagement with the continent. World Policy Journal editor emeritus David A. Andelman…
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By Esther Ngumbi All over Africa, countries are battling fall armyworms. These crop-eating larval caterpillars are ravaging food supplies and posing major geopolitical challenges on the continent. Because the worms feed on over 80 plant species and develop into moths that…
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By Ellen Chilemba Growing nationalism in the West is a call for Africans to rise up. The recent funding withdrawals from vital organizations such as the United Nations Population Fund, as well as the proposed budget cuts for long-term development…
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By Mercy Lung’aho Africa is the only continent in the world where poverty and malnutrition are on the rise. Between 1990 and 2014, the number of stunted children increased by 14 percent in East and southern Africa, and 41 percent…
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World Policy Journal begins each issue with the Big Question, where we ask a panel of experts to provide insight into the cover theme. The question for the summer 2017 Justice Denied issue is: What legacies of colonialism prevent indigenous peoples from achieving…
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By Esther Ngumbi Soil is everything. It is the foundation of life and it is the base upon which we grow our crops. We must protect it. As José Graziano da Silva, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
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By Boaz Blackie Keizire I recently visited farmers in Limuru, a town outside of Nairobi, Kenya, where I met Angella, a 35-year-old single mother of three school-age children who lost her husband in a car accident seven years ago. For…
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By Zodidi J. Gaseb ”What tribe are you?” The question is a daily reminder from taxi drivers, vendors, and random people on the street who impose on my identity because I don’t look Namibian. I often respond with a question of…
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Uganda, one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to experience the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS and to take action to control the epidemic, has registered significant progress in provision of treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS….
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