Weighing Up Uganda’s Options for Smarter Resource Management: Charting a Brighter Waste Future Using Regression Analysis
Like many developing countries, waste management challenges are worsened by rapid urbanisation and population growth. This rapid increase has directly contributed to the growing volume of waste.
Kenya’s Crucial Crossroad for its Unbounding Debt Burden: An Interrogation of Kenya’s Concerning Debt Situation
When asked to estimate how much of Kenya’s debt can be attributed to corruption, Kenya’s former auditor general, Edward Ouko, said: ‘You are asking me a ballpark calculation? I think it is about 50%.’
Leveraging AI in Agriculture: A Focus on Ugandan Coffee
In Uganda coffee is a major part of the economy, with over 1.8 million households growing it, contributing to almost a third of the country's export earnings. Given these factors, it is essential for both the private and public sectors to explore technological solutions that leverage data and artificial intelligence to increase crop yield.
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Energy Solutions for Sustainable Farming in East Africa
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, unpredictable rainfall patterns, and rising temperatures are challenges that pose risks to food security and economic stability in the region. The region's vulnerability is best exemplified by Tanzania, where 80% of food production comes from small-scale farmers cultivating non-irrigated land.
Leveraging Debt Restructuring Tools for Sustainable Economic Recovery in Africa
The economic landscape of Africa is characterised by complex challenges, including high levels of indebtedness and limited access to financing. Effective debt restructuring mechanisms are essential for promoting sustainable development and mitigating financial risks.
Blockchain as a Tool for Election Validity
The integrity of elections serves as a foundational pillar in any democratic society, ensuring that the will of the people is both respected and accurately represented. While bringing major improvements in efficiency and transparency to electoral processes, the growing role of digital technologies also opens up new major vulnerabilities.
Infrastructure Investing: A Primer for African Markets
Africa as a continent requires substantial investment in infrastructure projects to create real and sustained value as these ensure essential processes like industrialisation and urbanisation can be leveraged. However, one of the key questions underpinning this infrastructure challenge is how to finance these projects.
A Geothermal Energy Feasibility Study in East Africa
East Africa’s unique geological features present an opportunity for geothermal energy to take root and provide sustainable development in its energy supply. This potential is further highlighted by the global shift towards renewable energy sources over traditional methods of energy production i.e. fossil fuel-based sources.
Solаr Desаlinаtion Systems: A Blueprint for Eаst Africа's Coаstаl Wаter Woes
Eаst Africа is а region mаrked by its multitude of ecosystems аnd rаpidly increаsing populаtion which hаs to grаpple with wаter scаrcity аs а mаjor issue. The coаstаl pаrts of the region despite being close to lаrge sаline wаter bodies hаve problems аccessing cleаn drinking wаter. This chаllenge cаn be potentiаlly аddressed through desаlinаtion.
