How to help migrants foster a new sense of belonging
Apr 10, 2017 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Belonging is tricky to define and hard to measure. Its the product of the stories we construct and the ways we orientate ourselves socially. It involves interactions, both intimate and public, and the evolution of shared...
Why ADHD can be a valuable bonus for entrepreneurs
Apr 10, 2017 13:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Business
Entrepreneurship is about moving forwards. It involves branching out, a search for the new, starting a journey in which the destination is unknown. In a sense then, it is not an entirely rational process, in which actions...
Why Trump's Syrian strike was a good thing
Apr 10, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Syrian people and their Muslim brothers and sisters have been screaming for help for years as crimes against humanity racked up against them and their kin. Yet the West has so far refused to intervene directly and...
How Trump's proposed US aid cuts will affect healthcare in Africa
Apr 10, 2017 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his proposed first budget, US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut US aid to levels not seen since the 1970s and 1990s. This could have a devastating effect on healthcare in Africa. Alex Ezeh spoke to...
Rwanda adds to energy mix with first peat-fired power plant in Africa
Apr 10, 2017 13:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Rwanda recently celebrated the opening of its first peat-fired power plant at Gishoma in the far west of the country, a $39.2M project. It is the first of its kind in Africa. Another larger peat plant, costing $350M is...
Why efforts to secure a deal on banning all nuclear weapons are so important
Apr 10, 2017 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Last week negotiations to ban nuclear weapons started in New York. The talks came as a result of United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in December last year. The resolution takes forward multilateral...
FxWirePro: Tail risks fade, MXN gains and DCCS to hedge
Apr 10, 2017 13:07 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The recent developments support currency gains but lingering risks should weigh down MXN toward year-end. Over the past weeks, data and news flow have been largely positive. US rhetoric around NAFTA renegotiation has...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects