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While the world’s elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for conversations about ‘collaboration in the intelligent age’, I was collaborating with incredible young entrepreneurs from Kenya and Tanzania for the launch of Africa’s first citizen-led, co-produced, localised measure of prosperity – The Maisha Bora (‘Good Life’) Index. Historically, governments have had… Read more »

Basic literacy, numeracy, and transferable skills that are the building blocks for a life of learning – foundational learning – are in urgent need of attention in Africa. writes Lennox Yieke. Access to education in Africa has steadily improved over the past two decades, with more girls attending school and… Read more »

A protean personality, Mohamed Aziza, writer, poet and man of action, author of some twenty books, is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Med 21 Programme. You’ve just finished writing your memoirs, retracing your long and eclectic career. How did you go about capturing the experience of a lifetime? I… Read more »

Dominique Barjot, Permanent Secretary of the Académie des Sciences de l’Outre-Mer, deciphers his institution for us and shares his thoughts on North-South relations. Is it a challenge for you to take charge of the Académie des Sciences de l’Outre-Mer, founded in 1922, an institution that embodies the ‘temple’ of knowledge… Read more »

The passing of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan on the 4th of February 2025 at the age of 88 has left a void in global leadership that will be difficult if not impossible to fill. New African has enjoyed a special relationship with the Aga Khan – it remains… Read more »

In February 2025, the African Union (AU) will elect its next Commission Chairperson. This is no routine transition—it is a test of Africa’s resolve. Will this be a turning point, or just another missed opportunity? The continent stands at a crossroads. War rages in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of… Read more »