Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier: With so much research, data and evidence in the world, it's tough to pull it together in a useful way. ShutterstockThere is more and more research being produced around the world every day. In total, about 3 million articles are published every year. That’s a lot of information, and a lot of evidence. … [Read more...] about Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier | The Conversation
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Why Ghana is likely to go on needing the IMF — however difficult the relationship | The Conversation
Why Ghana is likely to go on needing the IMF -- however difficult the relationship: Ghana has, since independence in 1957, regularly turned to the IMF for financial assistance ShutterstockThe relationship between Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is, to many Ghanaians, a difficult one. Most Ghanaians are of the view that the country should divorce itself from the … [Read more...] about Why Ghana is likely to go on needing the IMF — however difficult the relationship | The Conversation
FIFA’s intervention in African football speaks volumes about failed leadership | The Conversation
FIFA's intervention in African football speaks volumes about failed leadership: Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad attends a press conference in Cairo ahead of the 2019 Cup of Nations. EPA-EFE/Khalid ElfiqiThe Confederation of African Football president recently announced that an official from the world football governing body FIFA would run its Cairo-based … [Read more...] about FIFA’s intervention in African football speaks volumes about failed leadership | The Conversation
Long-haul flights and Super Rugby performance: what the science says | The Conversation
Long-haul flights and Super Rugby performance: what the science says: Sikhumbuzo Notshe of the Stormers (L) is tackled by Waisake Naholo of the Highlanders (R) during a Super Rugby match between New Zealand's Highlanders and South Africa's Stormers. EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMASuper Rugby is arguably the highest expression of rugby at club level in the world. Its next closest … [Read more...] about Long-haul flights and Super Rugby performance: what the science says | The Conversation
Court stops construction of Kenya’s coal power plant. Here’s why | The Conversation
Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why: The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site Shutterstock/Jen WatsonKenyan judges have stopped plans to construct the country’s first ever coal-powered plant near the coastal town of Lamu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tribunal ruled that the National Environment Management … [Read more...] about Court stops construction of Kenya’s coal power plant. Here’s why | The Conversation
