Opinion

Age of cruelty

Age of cruelty

The rise of darkness indeed splits the world … It divides us into those who believe in humanity and those who feel entitled to do whatever they want

The world we refuse to see as is

The world we refuse to see as is

We are doomed: Not by fate or lack of intelligence but because we insist on pretending that we live in a normal world

Malawi’s aid vacuum draws new actors

Malawi’s aid vacuum draws new actors

As Western donors pull back and food insecurity deepens in the landlocked south-eastern African nation, the rise of a UK-registered Islamic charity is exposing both the necessity and the governance risks of a changing humanitarian order

Hidden economy: Why women are already Africa’s most powerful industrialists

Hidden economy: Why women are already Africa’s most powerful industrialists

Every Women’s Month, we talk about empowerment. We talk about inclusion. We talk about closing gaps. But perhaps the real question is: what if women had never been absent from the economy in the first place? What if we have simply been measuring economic power incorrectly? Traditional economic metrics tell us that women are underrepresented. […]