5 of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lucy Foster, Writer, Formative Content Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease. More than 600,000 people developed drug-resistant TB in 2016. Influenza infects up to 5 million people per year. Around 94% of malaria fatalities are in sub-Saharan […]

Why Sub-Saharan Africa needs a unique response to COVID-19

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Neema Kaseje, Founder, Surgical Systems Research Group Malnutrition and disease means COVID-19 could be more deadly in Africa than elsewhere in the world. Health systems in Africa have limited capacity to absorb the pandemic. The strategic approach should […]

Is sub-Saharan Africa ready for the electric vehicle revolution?

This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katie Hill, Advisor, Omidyar Network & Rose Mutiso, Co-founder and CEO, Mawazo Institute & Rebekah Shirley, Director of Research, Power for All Africa is urbanizing faster than any other continent, at a rate of 4% every year, compared […]

Dark spots on EU humanitarian aid spending

The European Commission published an announcement on Thursday 10 January to inform us all, “Where the European Commission’s humanitarian aid will go in 2013”. A lot of people went through the text and what they got was just general information on how much money will go to a number of Sub Saharan African countries.Only one […]