This week’s summary of the news stories, reports, and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.
Technology
Africa’s digital revolution: a look at the technologies, trends and people driving it, World Economic Forum
Digital financial services abolish ‘poverty tax’ for millions of Africans, The East African
Helping Smallholder Farmers Build Stronger Businesses with Information and Communication Technology, FoodTank
The innovators: desalination unit brings clean water on wheels, The Guardian
Leadership and economies
Great leaders aren’t born – they’re made. And Africa is showing us how, World Economic Forum
South Africa, Tunisia and Botswana best in Africa for entrepreneurs, This Is Africa
SDGs: No one will be left behind, AfricaRenewal
Rwanda takes long view to invest in African science, African Brains
A blueprint for bringing local economies to life in South Africa, The Conversation
Big firms eye Africa’s untapped insurance market, This Is Africa
Urbanisation and population growth
These are Africa’s fastest-growing cities – and they’ll make or break the continent, World Economic Forum
Why Habitat III matters, Devex
Megacities, not nations, are the world’s dominant, enduring social structures, Quartz
Africa’s cities of the future, AfricaRenewal
Could regional integration make Africa the next big economic success story? World Economic Forum
Climate and environment
Experts agree: EU membership is good for Britain’s natural environment, The Conversation
The Paris climate deal and Africa, AfricaRenewal
Earth is getting greener. Here’s why that’s a problem.Grist
Drought in Southern Africa: Do GMO policies need to change? B4FA
Lord Krebs: scientists must challenge poor media reporting on climate change, The Conversation
Shifting our Approach: Four Priorities for a More Sustainable Food System, The Chicago Council
Tanzania’s forest conservation at risk as funds run out, Thomson Reuters Foundation
How psychology can help us solve climate change, The Conversation
Diets, health, food security
Why aren’t more people vegetarian? The conversation
Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food? Global Food Security
Food Insecurity Coming to Life, The Chicago Council
Kenyans and Ugandans need to change their ways to arrest lifestyle diseases, The Conversation
Agriculture and Farming
The Cost of Leaving Women Farmers Behind, The Chicago Council
Africa’s Great Green Wall could halt youth migration, extremism – experts, Braced
Getting down to the business of agriculture, This Is Africa
Subsidised insurance bolsters Kenyan herders against drought, Braced
Agriculture Is the Future of Africa, The Chicago Council
Farming First’s “The Story of Agriculture & SDGs” Shortlisted for Industry Award, Farming first
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