If you were a Briton who had been stuck in Antarctica for the past year and a half, you might be forgiven for wishing you had stayed put.The decisions taken during your absence by British politicians, especially the leaders of the Conservative Party, have called into question you

With the Syria crisis dominating headlines, few are paying attention to America’s longest war.In fact, the war in Afghanistan has hardly been mentioned in the early months of US President Donald Trump’s administration, despite the presence of two experienced military officers — D

Outbreaks of communicable diseases in the developing world are bad enough from a health perspective.

By Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham The Conservative Party’s loss of its parliamentary majority in the United Kingdom’s snap election has proved political pundits, pollsters and other prognosticators wrong once again.And, once again, various explanations are being offered for

By Raj Persaud and Adrian FurnhamThe United Kingdom has suffered two major terrorist incidents in the run-up to its general election today, June 8.

By Julie Essiam and Joy Phumaphi As African women leading influential and impact-driven organisations — the Ecobank Foundation and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) — we are passionate about building a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable African economy.But achie

By Carlos Lopes, Tony Elumelu and Aliko DangoteAfrica has a bright future ahead of it.Productivity and growth will improve as African economies continue to place more emphasis on services and manufacturing, pursue commodity production and achieve quick gains in agriculture and li

By Nancy Birdsall and Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaThe countries of Sub-Saharan Africa have reached a critical juncture.

By Anderson Stanciole and Federica MaurizioWith all the talk about the impending “Asian century”, one might imagine that the region had moved beyond what are often viewed as poor-country health challenges, like high rates of maternal mortality.The reality is very different.In 201