The importance of linking development to peace and security

During the last week, we traveled in the Sahel region with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, and the European Union.…

Makhtar Diop |
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Poverty, Education

The Costs of Being Landlocked: A Road Trip in Africa

The Ouagadougou-Accra-Tema corridor, a road stretching from Ouagadougou in West Africa’s Burkina Faso through Ghana’s bustling capital city Accra and onto the country’s port city Tema, is one of…

Ali Zafar, Valerie Nussenblatt |
Agriculture and Food, Transport, Trade, Education