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Blog Post
September 06, 2022
Across Africa, every country has designed its energy mix to include a transition away from fossil fuels. How the different regions of the world contribute to a climate solution will become progressively more fraught given that culpability for the crisis is differentiated. Because African countries’ ...
Blog Post
September 01, 2022
Later this month world, leaders will gather at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss how to fix education. Even without big money or binding treaties, delegates can advance important reforms with clear, concrete ideas for action. Here are five big questions we think they need to ans...
Blog Post
August 08, 2022
Blinken’s Nigeria speech was a notable departure from his predecessor’s comments when it came to Africa, signaling that the Biden administration was distancing itself from Trump’s view of Africa. That speech, and the new strategy, recognized the continent’s indispensable role in the provision of glo...
Blog Post
July 27, 2022
Last week Europe burned. In the UK, the highest temperature on record was exceeded in more than 20 locations. Most schools were still in session. With no air conditioning to speak of, students and teachers were forced to learn and teach in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit...