January 18, 2017

After Obama, Foreign Aid Programs Face Uncertainty

STATE DEPARTMENT � The Obama administration’s favorite programs to aid other countries, such as climate-change mitigation and contraception, could be in jeopardy after this week’s inauguration.

What appears more certain is all overseas assistance will come under scrutiny from a president and a secretary of state with reputations in business for

Investing in education key to development

Investing in education and the right skills is vital for the country’s economic growth, development and competitiveness.

We are all eminently aware that competing in today’s globally interconnected, and almost daily, shifting economy is a complex affair.

Our countries not only need advanced education – both technical and vocational – it needs

In Trade with Africa, US Playing Catch-up

The U.S. may be a global superpower, but when it comes to trade and investment in Africa, it lags far behind. China, with $200 billion in trade with the continent, more than doubles that of the U.S.

That means that while Africans paid attention to the U.S. presidential election, they were

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