The Path to Child Marriage: What It Looks Like – and How to Block It
Researchers in Kenya and Zambia found two direct precursors to early marriage. In doing so, […]
Read More →Month: November 2020
Sport for peace and development: Zambia shows how it can be done
-Sport has the potential to change lives. High profile examples of individual sportsmen and women […]
Read More →
Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns
In late 2017 and early 2018, Zambia’s capital of Lusaka faced a widening cholera epidemic. […]
Read More →
Decline and decay: a sobering trip through southern Africa
I spent most of August 2015 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia – a depressing […]
Read More →
Riots, slowdown and corruption eat away at southern Africa’s promise
These are dark days for southern Africa. The last month has seen xenophobic riots and […]
Read More →
Big Tobacco woos African farmers with bogus promises of prosperity
“We have more than 20,000 … small-scale farmers growing tobacco … the industry is critical […]
Read More →
Can UK fossil fuel companies now be held accountable for contributing to climate change overseas?
A ruling by the UK Supreme Court could have huge implications for British companies accused […]
Read More →
Small efforts can protect farmers from pesticides. Insights from Zambia
Two commonly reported pests are bollworms and nematodes. These can dramatically reduce the amount of […]
Read More →
