Anthony Ohemeng-Boamah
is a staff member of the UN Development Programme. He is an expert on helping countries overcome development challenges.
Ebola, conflict and disease surveillance
/ 21 May 2026

Ebola, conflict and disease surveillance

The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause disease in humans and the major African outbreaks have been linked mainly to Zaire, Sudan and Bundibugyo ebolaviruses

Africa can survive global shock
/ 14 May 2026

Africa can survive global shock

The Dangote refinery in Nigeria offers a reminder that African ambition can materialise when the enabling environment and project size meet. AfCFTA’s promise is to replicate Dangote-like transformative industries across the continent across multiple sectors.