On April 27, 1994, the unimaginable happened in South Africa: South Africans of all races voted together in national elections, toppling 48 years of oppressive white minority rule. There was no euphor
Africa Focus
We’ve heard the term “ensuring a level playing field” before. It is the drumbeat of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Market Access and Compliance (MAC) division. It reverberates in export cir
BY Rosalind McLymont
Anna Limo is 64. Mother of nine, grandmother of seven, she owns a 20-acre farm in the western highlands of Kenya, which she tills every day. And she rears cows—seven of them—and chickens. The milk
BY Rosalind McLymont
On that first day, there were just three refurbished railcars with a few dedicated souls on board. Their mission was to deliver primary eye care to the most remote rural villages. It was a dream of th
BY Rosalind McLymont
Perhaps you’ve heard the news. Nigeria successfully launched a satellite. NigerSAT-1 was one of six satellites launched in Russia in September as part of a $40 million Disaster Monitoring Constellat
BY Rosalind McLymont