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December 1, 2016
Three more reasons why US education is ready for investment

Three more reasons why US education is ready for investment

Shifts in the education landscape are opening doors for investment. The US market for educational products and services, across K–12, higher education, and corporate learning, is […]
November 25, 2016

GE Africa and The USADF Launch 2017 Off-Grid Energy Challenge For Women in Energy

A lack of financial support for Africa’s power generation needs has several negative ramifications for the continent, with the most significant one being that it stalls […]
November 21, 2016

Empowering the 40% of young Latin Americans not in formal jobs, education or training could spark new growth engines, says latest Latin American Economic Outlook

Cartagena, Colombia, 28 October 2016 – Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) GDP will shrink by between 0.9% and 1% in 2016, according to the latest […]
November 18, 2016

With Trump, how will the US and the rest of the world cope after COP22?

    In the wake of the newly elected President of the United States – Donald Trump on November 9, 2016, a major fraction of the […]
November 15, 2016

What to Expect: COP22 Climate Summit in Marrakech

Today, world leaders and climate negotiators are reconvening in Marrakech, Morocco, less than a year after they hammered out the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenho […]
November 11, 2016

The US has elected its most dangerous leader. We all have plenty to fear

We thought the United States would step back from the abyss. We believed, and the polls led us to feel sure, that Americans would not, in […]
November 9, 2016

Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment

Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that […]
November 8, 2016

How does the US presidential election work and which swing states will determine whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will win?

On Tuesday Nov 8 2016, 120 million people go to the polls to decide whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will become the 45th President of […]
November 1, 2016

Why Africa should ratify the Paris Agreement

At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi write […]
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