Agriculture caused 80 per cent of global deforestation in recent decades and comprises 70 per cent of freshwater use.
Of Kenya’s five presidents – three have been Kikuyu and two Kalenjin – come from two of the country’s biggest communities. This has raised issues of exclusion and fanned ethnic animosity.
For many parents, the challenge of juggling work and caring for a sick child at home inevitably leads to more TV or iPad
In Kenya, the friction between the government and opposition led to mass protests in March 2023. The opposition organised them around rising taxes and the high cost of living.
Experiencing the grief brought on by the death of someone you loved is an emotionally challenging journey.
We are working to turn our framework into software that people can use to model agriculture as state spaces.
Haiti has been falling into chaos since the murder of its President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021. Lack of action by countries in the Americas could push Haiti from a fragile state to a failed one.
This is a big decision and one that parents don’t make lightly – few parents think it’s a good idea to change their child’s school on a regular basis
The labour provisions proposed under the Kenya-US deal are not new. They have become standard features of all US free trade agreements since 1994.
Nearly 100,000 new businesses were formed each week in the United States in 2022. But what sets a startup apart?
A recent World Bank report shows that 70 per cent of greenhouse gases are generated in cities. But cities in low-income countries have contributed less than 0.2 per cent of this total to date.
If you’re the parent of an only child, you may have had worries about how growing up without siblings may affect your child’s social skills
Museveni’s government remains persuasive for a great many people. Here the “black Che Guevara” could be seen again: physically vigorous, full of direction for his people.
Earthquakes are part of the normal behaviour of the Earth. They occur with the movement of the tectonic plates that form the outer layer of the planet.
We identified four key factors that motivate young people to participate in a challenge: social pressure, the desire for attention, entertainment value and a phenomenon called the contagion effect
Even though it is possible for some men to depend on their wealthier wives during economic difficulty, doing so creates distress.
In regions such as Northern, Savanna and North East, people accused of witchcraft are banished from their communities.
Delegates worry about the bank’s reputation, including the dominance of developed country donors and lack of climate-savviness in its operations.
Housing policies promoted by international organisations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have stimulated housing markets to address this demand.
Somali piracy was a major threat to the region and the world economy at its height in 2011. That year alone, Somali pirates carried out 212 attacks, costing the world economy Sh2.8 trillion.
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