Poverty Reduction

As new experiences are made, development thinking keeps changing – slowly, but continuously

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered pro-rich growth

Ghanaian scholar assesses Russia’s role in ECOWAS and speaks of new scramble for Africa

If you want to know what impacts multiple global crises have on the daily life of a developing country, consider the example of Kenya

In Uganda, as in many other parts of the world, a person’s identity and social relationships are influenced by ethnicity, faith and language. These factors can also have a significant impact on career prospects.

In the eighth decade of international aid efforts, former colonial powers are still privileged

This year’s Human Development Report emphasises the relevance of global public goods and the need for international cooperation.

In South Africa, Delivery ka Speed is cheap and easy to access, and it offers its services in townships Uber Eats is avoiding.

In Johannesburg, clerics and worshippers say their conscience is torn between illegal money and seeing their churches impoverished, because they fund their churches with illegal mining.

Official development assistance has helped countries to prosper, and it increasingly serves global public goods.