China is reviving the historic Silk Road trade route that runs between its own borders and Europe. Announced in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the idea is that two new trade corridors – on...
On a bright and blustery day last month, a surreal event took place in the world of German energy prices.
“It's not about me manipulating things. It’s a healthy thing that any society should be able to make decisions for itself,” said Rwanda's President Paul Kagame at the World Economic Forum...
As the #AF16 summit draws to a close in in Kigali, Rwanda, we look back on some of the best bits.
As the 26th World Economic Forum on Africa comes to an end and bids farewell to more than 1,200 heads of state, CEOs, academics, international organizations, journalists and artists – her...
From Africa's digital revolution to its young and growing labour force, here is a round-up of some of the top discussions, pictures and videos from the first day of the World Economic For...
“Crippled, creepish, fashionable, frigid” – an unsavoury volley of adjectives from the pen of Norman Mailer, Pulitzer-winning author and American cultural icon. Their target: the writing ...
New battle lines are being drawn in a war on illegal drugs that has waged for over half a century.
There’s a gender wage gap in the workplace. This much we know.
Bogota and two other Latin American capitals – Mexico City and Lima in Peru – were named as the three capitals with the least safe transport systems for women.
Energy architecture is a concept that determines or influences how the world's energy is sourced, supplied and managed. Read to know more.
Global governance, good governance, failing governance: like so many buzzwords in the field of international development, the word has come to mean different things to different groups.
Whether it's China’s disappearing rivers or the empty reservoirs of Brazil, the world's safe and drinkable water is drying up. Raising awareness of the impending global crisis is Mina Gul...
There are warning signs that the world is heading for another economic crisis. Stock markets around the world have fallen since the beginning of the year and some market analysts are comp...
