Regional Agenda

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Bushfires ravage Australia during strong winds

During strong winds, bushfires are racing through New South Wales and Queensland, even cancelling flights as Sydney airport is hit by the flames.

Sonali Paul · Reuters 09 Sep 2019

Africa

This 'Friendship Bench' is improving mental health for Zimbabweans

With only two psychiatrists in Zimbabwe, Dixon Chibanda came up with a way to provide mental health care for the most disadvantaged. Now the idea has crossed to the US.

Anna Lewis · Mosaic Science 09 Sep 2019

Biodiversity

Why we need a Paris Agreement for nature

It’s time for all governments to commit to a set of sustainability targets aimed at protecting nature and biodiversity across the globe, agreed environmental and business leaders at the W...

Kim Cloete 06 Sep 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The UK’s River Thames has come back to life – with a seal population to prove it

In the 1950s, the Thames was so polluted it was declared biologically dead. But today it’s thriving – and a recent count of baby seals shows how far it has come.

Sean Fleming 06 Sep 2019

Oceans

How one man got a glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef's future in 1922

Famed Australian photographer Frank Hurley started planning a trip to the Great Barrier Reef in 1920. Little did he know that the challenges he would face would be indicative of the state...

Ann Elias · The Conversation 06 Sep 2019

Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development

The UK has opened a 1,300 km cycle trail linking England and Scotland

From the Peak District to John O’Groats, nearly 1,300 kilometres of off-road ups and downs, forest trails and canal paths await two-wheeled adventurers in the UK. The newly launched Grea...

Charlotte Edmond 06 Sep 2019

Africa

'This is Africa's century' - what we learned at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town 2019

A hard-won free-trade deal and a massive youth population - will these factors make this 'Africa's century'? And what about gender-based violence and the gig economy. Key moments from the...

Robin Pomeroy and Anna Bruce-Lockhart 06 Sep 2019

Africa

This is how we can make African agriculture more resilient to climate change

Despite Africa showing significant signs of progress, the country still faces significant challenges from climate change to food security. The risks posed by environmental changes mean th...

Patrick Verkooijen · Global Center on Adaptation 06 Sep 2019

Africa

Africa is launching the world’s largest free trade area - but big stumbling blocks remain

The African Union has launched the operational phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will be the world's largest free trade area by number of countries once it’s...

Kim Cloete 06 Sep 2019

Africa

Ethiopia is Africa’s new growth engine – here’s why

With impressive growth rates and a youthful population, Ethiopia could be an economic powerhouse if it overcomes its structural problems.

Alexandre Raffoul and Vijay Raju 06 Sep 2019

Africa

South Africa's SMEs should be first in line for a digital upgrade

A new breed of digitally literate micro-entrepreneurs will be best placed to take advantage of tech platforms to exploit gaps in the market.

Lwazi Bam and Valter Adāo 05 Sep 2019

Africa

8 stunning photos of South Africa

The World Economic Forum on Africa 2019 takes place in Cape Town from 4-6 September.

Joe Myers 05 Sep 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This company helps women to become solar entrepreneurs

Solar Sister is empowering women in parts of rural Africa, not only to generate their own renewable energy, but also to sell it to others. And it’s creating a brighter future for business...

Emma Charlton 05 Sep 2019

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

These Filipino fishermen are protecting endangered sharks - and boosting their incomes

In Oslob fisherman have turned to tourism, as they sell tickets to swim with whale sharks they've encouraged closer to shore with food. The change of career has provided funding and incen...

Judi Lowe · The Conversation 04 Sep 2019

Africa

These 5 start-ups are shaping the future of Africa's cities

Today more than half the world's population lives in cities - and nowhere on earth is urbanising faster than sub-Saharan Africa. For the region's entrepreneurs, this represents a unique o...

Jonathan Hursh and Emmanuel Adegboye 04 Sep 2019

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