Beyond Aid: Growth, Governance And The Politics of Sustainability

Listen to the Solomon Atah Podcast with Prof. Dan Banik where they discuss ideas, reforms, innovations, and success stories that deserve far more global attention

New International Research Project HOPE Launches to Study Democracy, Health, and Poverty

A new international project brings together leading scholars from Asia, Africa, and Europe to examine how democratic governance and political processes shape health and development outcomes.

Experts Urge Fresh Development Strategies as Global Order Shifts

Amid rapid geopolitical shifts and declining traditional aid flows, scholars and policymakers gathered for a high-level roundtable on “Rethinking Development in a Multipolar Era: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global South.”

Promise and Challenges of the GERD

Dr. Aklilu Amsalu, Center for Sustainable Development, Addis Ababa University

Voices and Models: Can generative AI strengthen democracy and development?

Prof. Dan Banik, Centre for Global Sustainability, University of Oslo

Powering Lives, Not Just Light Bulbs: Energy Poverty in Ethiopia

Dr. Aklilu Amsalu, Center for Sustainable Development, Addis Ababa University

Are Christian Organizations Relevant in Promoting Environmental Conservation in Malawi? An Ideological Analysis

Paul Mankhwanda, Malawi Defence Force. Prof. Happy Kayuni, Politics and Government Department, University of Malawi

When the Earth Thirsts, Women Bear the Heaviest Burden: Drought and Gender Inequality in Southern Ethiopia

Dr. Tirsit Sahledengil, Centre for Sustainable Development, Addis Ababa University

Power, Politics, and the Supernatural: Witchcraft and the Struggle for Democratic Governance

Prof. Dan Banik, Centre for Global Sustainability, University of Oslo

Rethinking Food Systems Transformations in Africa

Dr. Bekele Wegi Feyisa, Center for Sustainable Development, Addis Ababa University