Libyans have a new lease on life, a feeling that, at long last, they are the masters of their own fate. Perhaps Iraqis, after a decade of…
The role of science, technology, and engineering in solving Africa's most challenging economic problems—from telecommunications to…
Today, three of ten people on the planet rely on others to grow their food and 900 million remain chronically food insecure. By 2050 the…
To survive the droughts, wars and other major causes of famine, Africa must embrace technologies that enable it to produce more, better…
Poverty, although it has declined dramatically in the last few decades, affects more than a billion
people in the contemporary world. Their…
The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity measures the diversity of productive knowledge of 128 countries and…
It is striking how often countries that are
rich with oil, minerals or fertile land have
failed to grow more rapidly than those without.…
Kenya’s new economic diplomacy is working. This was evident at the Kenya Diaspora Conference held in Washington, DC, from October 7 to 9.…
Book abstract: Countries with an abundance of natural resources, many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, often show a record of relatively…