Kim Heys's blog The International Rescue Committee deemed today's hunger crisis “the least reported but most important issue of our time.” The Council's Roger Thurow, author of The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—a ...
Africa has long been seen as the final frontier of emerging markets—a continent desperately in need of large-scale infrastructure investments with a young, expanding population. Yet growth across sub-Saharan Africa has been below expectations in recent ye ...
blog_rt_uganda_816x436.jpg Marcus Glassman's blog Villagers in northern Uganda celebrate the arrival of a team from HarvestPlus. The farmers are wearing orange T-shirts in praise of the orange flesh sweet potato, which is rich in vitamin A. Photo by ...
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/africa/2015-01-15/fixing-fragile-cities January 15, 2015 Foreign AffairsGlobal Cities, AfricaGlobal CitiesAfrica Robert Muggah ...
Laura O'Carroll's blog roger_episode_8.jpg Brenda and her son, Aron. (Photo credit: Anne Thurow) With this podcast series, we open a new front in our storytelling, adding the magic of audio narratives to our writing, photos, and videos. We’re ...
Decades of personal rule and power, brought to an end in mere weeks. It was a surreal moment in November when Zimbabwe’s military placed Robert Mugabe—who had been president for nearly four decades—under house arrest. Mugabe’s subsequent resignation calme ...
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https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/02/06/could-climate-change-lead-global-wate... February 6, 2018 Chicago TonightGlobal Water, AfricaGlobal WaterAfrica Michael Tiboris ...
Please join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ambassador Kassa Tekleberhan Gebrehiwot for a conversation on trade and investment relations between the United States and Ethiopia. This program is complimentary and is exclusively for members of the ...
twr_cape-town-water-crisis_870x480.jpg Emily Baker's blog twr_cape-town-water-crisis_870x480.jpg "Everything depends on water," says one Cape Town resident, whose city is experiencing its worst drought conditions in the last 400 years. She ...
