We share Jose Luis Vivero Pol's desire to "debunk the idea that food is merrily a commodity". In this Frontiers of Commoning podcast by David Bollier the hard questions are put on the table: Why is food not treated as a commons and how could it be? futurenatures.org/treating-food-…

West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds theguardian.com/environment/20…

CFS Chair H.E. Ambassador Nosipho Jezile releases statement on Gaza's humanitarian crisis. With famine looming and 1.1M individuals expected to face catastrophic levels of food insecurity, immediate action is vital. Read the full statement here: fao.org/cfs/resources/…

The new #MaliMètre is out! This years edition took an side look into the recent developments of the transition in #Mali as well as the departure of the peacekeeping mission #MINUSMA. A (not so short) thread /1.

New research on Zimbabwe's land reform. A blog series in a short thread. 1/ Livelihood change zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2024/02/19/liv…

People in southern Malawi have been hammered by the worst cyclone on record, followed by a punishing drought. As climate heating worsens, what’s next? buff.ly/3TFqtni

German Development Policy – Between Global Needs and National Debates developmentresearch.eu/?p=1795

Zimbabwe has declared a state of disaster over a drought that has left over more than 2.5 million people facing hunger. It becomes the third country in southern Africa - after Zambia and Malawi - to declare an emergency.

Africa demands a fair deal from global finance .Dr. Hippolyte Fofack argues for an overhaul of the international financial architecture to address inequalities that burden African countries. african.business/2024/04/africa…

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change - Carbon Brief carbonbrief.org/how-nigeria-is…

If you think #landjustice is important, I suggest that you look at this recent IPES-Food report. It's an important corrective to the #landgovernance discourse which often ignores questions of inequality and who owns and controls the world's land. #LandConf2024

Political cartoonist gathara writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries. His aim is to encourage reflection on the language we use and to highlight the offensive assumptions embedded within it. geeska.com/en/patrick-gat…

My latest article for The Africa Report “Sometimes, we have no choice but to fetch water from the river, even though it’s brown from pollution. We use it to cook, to drink.” #galamsey #Ghana theafricareport.com/361673/dying-r…

Flooding in Africa’s Sahel region is highlighting the inequities perpetuated by climate change bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

How do we build a "bridge between the big ideas, the rigorous analysis, & the thoughtful consensus-building needed to deliver change"?📝 In her first blog post as Center for Global Development President, Rachel Glennerster shares lessons on delivering policy reform: bit.ly/3Xsypdy

Two-thirds of the global population experiencing a decline in fertility rates. The very identity of humanity, by the end of this century, will be African. Investment in Africa is probably the most self-interested thing the world can do now.

Forthcoming book on China-Africa football relations: Global China and the Global Game in Africa AfroSport Summit 吴鹏 Wu Peng Adepa TV Bright Kankam Boadu Bright Kankam Boadu Derrick Charway, PhD. Stanbic Uganda Cup Asia Research Institute China-Africa Studies OUCAN Hannah Ryder (芮 婉 洁) @Africa_IAI

Wow. Qatar has pledged USD20bn to #Mozambique, which is an astronomical amount. It's not clear over how many years the partnership is, but the figure even overtakes what the US used to donate to Mozambique every year, which was USD1bn, towards aid and developmental assistance.