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Vera Songwe, Witney Schneidman WASHINGTON, DC – In a recent interview, Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Félix Tshisekedi, the president of...

Antara Haldar CAMBRIDGE – Pope Francis redefined the papacy in profound ways. As the leader of the Catholic Church, he...

Ngaire Woods OXFORD – The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are in a difficult position. Established to uphold...

WASHINGTON, DC – As US President Donald Trump proceeded to upend the world economy after his return to the White...

Olusegun Obasanjo LAGOS – We are entering a new era marked by profound geopolitical shifts, shrinking development assistance, rising trade...

Eswar Prasad, Caroline Smiltneks   ITHACA – The timing could hardly have been less propitious. Just as the world economy...

Antara Haldar NEW DELHI – In a 1995 speech outlining his “Visions for the 21st Century,” the renowned astrophysicist Carl...

Fatih Birol, Alain Ebobissé CASABLANCA – Too often, the conversation about Africa’s energy challenge focuses only on connecting end users....

Rabah Arezki Rabah Arezki, a former vice president at the African Development Bank, is Director of Research at the French...

Hippolyte Fofack WASHINGTON, DC – Back in 2015, then-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned the Pan-African Parliament about the dangers of development assistance. “The...