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UN World Science Day: Reclaiming Africa’s scientific legacy for peace and development

COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | On this UN World Science Day for Peace and Development, the theme “Why Science Matters: Engaging Minds and Empowering Futures” invites us to reflect on the vital role of science in our everyday lives, particularly in tackling global challenges such as climate change, public health, and …

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Africa and the curse of foreign ideas

How our nations’ pursuit of foreign ideologies is an impediment to our growth and transformation THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | By Andrew M. Mwenda | My friends and I have been engaged in a debate about the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in development. There is widespread belief that development requires …

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Services-led economic development

It’s the way forward for developing countries seeking to enhance labour-absorbing productivity COMMENT | DANI RODRIK & ROHAN SANDHU | The future of developing countries is in services. This may sound odd in view of the fact that industrialisation has been the traditional road to growth and eventual prosperity, one traveled …

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Museveni rallies cultural leaders on development, wealth creation

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked cultural leaders to mobilize their subjects on wealth creation programs to boost their household incomes. The call was in a speech read by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the 30th coronation anniversary of Omukama Solomon Rukirabasaija Gafabusa Iguru I on …

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Pan-African youths target development & empowerment

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to address pressing issues concerning Africa’s development and the empowerment of its youth, the African Youth Commission, alongside its partners, has convened the annual Pan-African Youth Conference. Organized annually by the African Youth Commission and its partners, this conference serves as a …

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Better jobs mean better development

  Governments must learn how to enhance productivity and employment in labour-intensive service sectors COMMENT | DANI RODRIK | Conventional economics has always had a blind spot when it comes to jobs. The problem goes back to Adam Smith, who placed consumers, rather than workers, on the throne of economic life. …

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Protectionism, development, redistribution, and more

COMMENT | Dani Rodrik | Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, President of the International Economic Association and the author of `Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy’ (Princeton University Press, 2017) says more… Project Syndicate: “What some decry as protectionism and mercantilism,” you …

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