Africa is the richest continent in the world. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Africa holds about 8 per cent of the world’s natural gas, 12 per cent of the world’s oil reserves, and 30 per cent of the world’s mineral reserves – including the world’s largest reserves of diamonds, cobalt and uranium. Furthermore, Africa holds 40 per cent of the world’s gold deposits and up to 90 per cent of its platinum and chromium...

The historical record of Africa’s “debt burden” is critical, since it largely explains why African states have been unable to diversify from their dependence on natural resources, in order to chart independent economic paths. The concept of “odious debt” is an established legal principle, and it is used to refer to debts owed even though the borrowed funds have been misappropriated by state officials...

We advocate for a holistic and integrative approach to health and wellness. Human dignity, sanctity of life and autonomy in making health care choices must be respected, particularly the right to "free, prior and informed consent" (FPIC). One of the earliest formal codifications of FPIC was in the Nuremberg Code of 1947 concerning the conditions under which research and experimentation could be carried out on human beings...

Parents and families must be empowered to understand that education is an extension of parenting and they must also be encouraged to actively engage in curriculum development, in order to ensure quality education that produces critical thinkers and problem solvers who can realize the true potential of Africa, in addition to their own...

Individuals and organizations must work closely together to end hunger and promote food sovereignty, and also establish legal/policy frameworks that facilitate the improvement, growing of and value addition to indigenous food varieties and herbs, while rejecting patented food from foreign sources...

There needs to be a more critical evaluation of how we understand, respond to, and frame the issue of “climate change”, which is a naturally occurring process that is influenced by much more significant factors that are beyond human control. Therefore, “innate environmental stewardship” must not be replaced with “climate alarmism”...