David Evans

More than one in five youth across Africa are neither in education nor working. Medium and large firms continue to point to an inadequately skilled workforce as a constraint to productivity. Only a small fraction of children are able to read and understand a simple sentence by age ten, a building block and indicator of children's skills trajectory. In the face of these skills challenges, back in 2019, we published The Skills Balancing Act in Sub-Saharan Africa: Investing in Skills for Productivity, Inclusivity, and Adaptability . We highlighted two balancing acts that policy makers have to reckon with when investing in skills. First, the tension between skills for economywide productivity gains and skills for inclusion of the most vulnerable. Second, countries must balance between investing in foundational skills (both cognitive and socio-emotional) and technical or job-specific skills.

Mauricio Pochettino walks out at Pier 17 along the East River in Manhattan and announces the 26-man USMNT squad that will carry the country's World Cup hopes on home soil.

WRC – Unauthorized vehicles entering Rally Portugal's Arganil stage in front of competitors is under formal review by the FIA

chools should be safe places where every child can learn and thrive. Yet violence in and around schools remains a significant barrier to education for millions of children worldwide, with disproportionately negative impacts for the most vulnerable, including children with disabilities and those living in crisis and conflict settings. The Ministerial Taskforce on ending violence in and around schools—officially formed in May 2025—represents a concrete political commitment to change that.

Rally – Tomiya Maekawa is being trained to reach the WRC. Sitting alongside Jari-Matti Latvala on the Acropolis is his biggest test yet

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Coffee is delivered by robots. Only the CEO has their own office. The test track covers 1.26 million square meters and is replicated in 8,000 pieces of Lego.

For the first time, 48 teams will compete in 104 matches across three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

To the shock of organizers, three completely drug-free athletes entered the Enhanced Games, dominated their events, and walked away with massive cash prizes, leaving the "enhanced" field in the dust.

WRC – Oliver Solberg has led calls of hope that the US can become part of the World Rally Championship from 2027