Equatorial Guinea is a small country in central Africa with a population of just over 1,700,000 people. Although it is a small nation, it has been heavily impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As of 2022, about 7% of the adult population aged 15-49 had contracted the disease, which is about 66,000 individuals. Only about 51% […]
Founded in 1961, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) aims, on behalf of the Kuwaiti government, to aid the growth of all developing countries. Unlike the name suggests, the Kuwaiti fund operates both within and beyond the Middle East, making it the first institution of its region to actively participate in international development […]
The vast majority of health systems in developing countries are arguably only “designed to deal with acute conditions and diseases,” with the WHO defining quality of life “as an individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which they live.” Because Botswana is a very rural and agricultural […]
The landlocked West African country of Mali faces a myriad of challenges. In 2021, Mali ranked 186 out of 191 in the UNDP Human Development Index, and, according to the World Food Programme, nearly eight in 10 people in Mali are affected by poverty, and nearly a third of Malian children under the age of […]
As one of the poorest countries in the world, Comoros experiences numerous challenges. This is exacerbated by the country’s history of political instability and a devastating socioeconomic climate. Poor health care has both a dramatic effect on the lifespan of Comorians and on their quality of life. Political Instability and Health Care The nation has […]
Recent data indicates that approximately 22% of internet users are podcast listeners. This equates to 464.7 million users globally — a spike of 40 million from 2022. This indicates the rapidly increasing relevance and utility of on-the-go audio. While podcasts offer themselves as engaging sources of entertainment, they can also serve as an insightful means […]
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. entered into a historic partnership with Korea and Japan. At an event hosted by Honorable Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Ghana’s Health Minister, in Accra, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was signed stating that the three countries’ foreign aid agencies, USAID, KOICA and JICA, will work together to help Ghana achieve its […]
In 2023, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (the AU Assembly) adopted the “Acceleration of AfCFTA Implementation” as the theme of the year. By making 2023 the Year of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the AU hopes to make major breakthroughs in its implementation by increasing the […]
Sandia National Laboratories, a multimission research facility based in New Mexico, has been researching ways to incorporate renewable energy projects onto tribal lands to create dependable energy and boost the economy of several Native tribes. Energy Poverty in Reservations According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about a third of U.S. Natives are forced to live […]
In April of this year, India officially overtook China as the most populous country in the world when its population reached a whopping 1.426 billion people. Almost 75% of that population depends on the agriculture sector as a means of income, although said sector only makes up 15% of India’s economy, due to the growth […]
