Archives for March, 2020 - Page 2
There is no PLAN(et) B
Humanity has only but a few years left to minimize the catastrophe of climate change that we created by keeping the temperatures below °C failure to which the risks of…
Why the African Leapfrogging Theory is Still a Problematic Niche
The rapid spread of technology with the 3rd and 4th industrial revolution presents Africa with an immense opportunity for leapfrogging toward technological, social and political change. More than any time…
What is Virtual Reality and how can it Revolutionize Rwanda’s Education System in 2020.
source: Virtual Reality() can be defined as a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or atmosphere which will be interacted using special equipment, like a helmet with a screen within…
When will Rwanda Embrace The Digital Economy?
Image source: (VIAINVEST, ) What is the digital economy? Who are its giants? The phenomenon of the digital economy has been broadening roots and wideness in terms of clarity and…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Towards Energy 4.0 in Sierra Leone
Source: Digitalisation in power generation driving performance. Available at: Towards the end of the 20th and the dawn of the 21st century, the world experienced a revolution that fundamentally changed…
Social media is the “new Parent”. Are we doomed?
The advent of the Third Industrial Revolution has disrupted relationships between people, making the world a ‘planetary village’. Nowadays, thanks to social media, interactions in the four corners of the…
Sex Education : Why it matters
Past couple of days on 13th February, Rwanda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the international day of condom. Watching the news with parents, there is an uncomfortable…
Rape Culture and The Rise of Gender-Based Violence in Sierra Leone
The river banks are filled with tears. The hills and the valleys re-echo the cry of our ancestors, and the mountains weep in reply to the despicable and heinous acts…
Raising and educating a child, 21st century onwards.
Disclaimer, to understand is to read between the lines. As you engage in this reading, I hope you will find meaning in what I would like you to learn and…
Kenya’s State Capture: Is the Nation in Crisis?
(Wachira,2019) State Capture is a political-economic project whereby public and private actors collude in establishing clandestine networks that cluster around state institutions in order to accumulate unchecked power, subverting the…