'Structural poverty' maps could steer help to world's neediest
Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to ...
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AI and Satellites Transform Poverty Mapping for Smarter Economic Interventions
Researchers from Stanford University and the World Bank have developed an AI-driven poverty measurement system using ...
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How the longevity of absurd economic theories shortens the lives of untold millions
Speaking truth to power has almost become radical chic. Noam Chomsky and Arundhati Roy have argued that ignorance has no part in why the powerful do what they do. Their critique needs a slight nuance ...
Africa's capital city on island that looks like it should be in totally different country
Malabo, the island capital of Equatorial Guinea, sits closer to Cameroon than its own mainland, reflecting a complex colonial ...
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Zeinab Badawi’s panoramic look at the richness of African history (and her favourite icons)
We sit down for a coffee with veteran Sudanese-British broadcaster Zeinab Badawi, who discusses the value of history and the ...
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Review Maths syllabus ... To allow pupils appreciate practical usefulness of subject — Dr Sogbey
Dr Sogbey said Africa still struggled in the quest for scientific and technological revolution for industrialisation and ...