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1,700 years ago, the mismanagement of a migrant crisis cost Rome its empire

The hyperloop, passenger drones and other audacious transport breakthroughs

Could this be an even bigger motivator than money?

It's time to finish what Einstein started

What will the family of the future look like?

More people are internally displaced than ever before, and these are the countries worst affected

When companies invest in fragile communities, everyone stands to gain

Highlights of Day One at #AF16

3 ways to transform agriculture in Africa

Africa’s potential is sky high – and the airline industry is key

China plans to relocate over 2 million people this year. Why?

4 billion people still don’t have internet access. Here’s how to connect them

Can smart partnerships transform health in Africa?

Google is proposing new female emojis. Could they help close the gender gap?

Why access to electricity is key for Africa

Obama to visit Hiroshima, the price of London's success and why we should hang up on conference calls

11 classic novels every leader should read

Adam Grant's 4 steps to making criticism constructive

Are we overlooking a problem in the US jobs market?

Are older people healthy enough for rising retirement ages?

What impact do borders have on international trade?

How do minimum wage increases affect jobs? A simple way of looking at it

Is there a link between oil prices and remittances?

It's holding women back, but it's so subtle you might not notice it

Do you have a blind spot?

Adair Turner in defense of helicopter money

How science is helping to bring buildings to life

14 must-read gender stories of the week

From cloud computing to drones, technology is transforming Africa

Why African companies need to get serious about cybersecurity

Tony Blair: Why Africa’s digital revolution will be powered by partnerships

Who leads Europe for LGBT rights?

9 surprising things you probably don’t know about Africa

UK Foreign Office to be more like '24', ‘Dirty Harry’ claims victory in the Philippines and Rousseff gets a lifeline

This study challenges a stereotype about women business leaders

Is disruptive innovation Africa's pathway to prosperity?

Which economies are most reliant on oil?

How to be a leader in the digital age

The world's plants are under threat – are we to blame?

It's not just international trade that's boosted by EU membership

What can the world do to tackle corruption?

Why globalization is not behind the rise of populism

Why we need to know our numbers

Have we been ignoring some great news about young people?

There are one trillion species on Earth – but how many of them do we know?

4 charts that show how the world's energy use is changing

Nanophonotics: what they are and why they're important

Want to understand today's financial risks? 1931 offers some useful lessons

What is statistical ecology - and what can we learn from it?

Would you accept an AI system as your co-worker, or your boss?

This is why South African companies need to improve their sustainability reporting

Scientists are trying to create artificial placenta to save premature babies

What do the Panama papers tell us about data security?

How can businesses support mother and child health in Kenya?

Which are Africa's biggest exports?

South Africa has a skills shortage. How do we fix it?

A cheaper future for solar cell technology

5 ways we can make African cities smarter

Why people come first in Africa’s digital revolution

4 factors holding back Africa’s small-scale farmers

Is this why you're not getting enough sleep?

5 stories that show women fighting sexism around the world

5 women giving Africa’s entrepreneurs a helping hand

Japan now has more electric charging points than petrol stations

There's no economic justification for tax havens, say top economists

Up next: Frexit, oil discoveries slump to 60-year low and Facebook wins China trademark case

5 ways Rwanda is leading on green growth

Why bosses should 'coach' millennials instead of managing them

Menstruation myth: why are African women still paying for it?

Education: the neglected area of humanitarian relief

How will oil prices affect the US economy?

The Fed's dilemma – global or domestic stability?

These are the most expensive cities to live in Europe

This is how African economies can recover from the commodities crash

The world’s 10 youngest populations are all in Africa

Introducing the cobot: Humans and robots working together

Why are fertility rates so high in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Immunization in Africa: A story of hope and progress, but also challenges

How risky are technology investments?

Why we need more public spaces in our cities

Could artifical intelligence create culture?

Three ways Africa can transform its health systems

7 skills every young African should have

Video: These tiny ant robots can pull a car along

How are portable toilets saving trees in Kenya?

This is why African farmers need to think local

How could technology improve governance in Africa?

How can Latin America kickstart economic growth?

6 reasons to invest in Africa

5 ways universal internet access could transform Africa

4 companies helping rebuild conflict-ridden countries

70% of Africans make a living through agriculture, and technology could transform their world

Why taxes will be central to Africa’s development

Africa has a new health challenge, and we need a plan to fight it

It’s time for a financial and banking revolution in Africa

6 must-read leadership stories of the week

10 must-read economics stories of the week

Sleep on it? What science tells us about making decisions

19 must-read stories for the weekend

14 must-read gender stories of the week

Yanis Varoufakis: Imagining a new Keynesian Bretton Woods

Ricardo Hausmann on the changing political narratives in Latin America

Sending money to Africa? It will cost you

Why do we want the latest gadgets? This is what brain science tells us

The most prestigious universities in the world? The latest rankings are out

These are Africa’s fastest-growing cities

Who's coming to the World Economic Forum on Africa 2016?

The surprising impact of increased coal use in Asia

The world’s free trade areas – and all you need to know about them

Have you ever wanted to try a quantum computer? Now you can

If there is extraterrestrial life, where is it?

Gifted but poor - African children are an untapped resource

How access to early antenatal care stops maternal deaths

Why testosterone reduces diabetes risk

This is how research and development improve profitability

How do new illnesses evolve?

How can we help every voter cast a ballot?

Brexit visa threat, the war on dirty money and how millennials ended the running craze

"Europe is in a demographic crisis": What can we do about it?

Could a robot be a better writer than a journalist?

Do quotas work to get more women on boards? Now we know the answer

IMF: Unemployment in emerging economies is set to rise this year

How Africa can lead the way in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

3 reasons things are looking up for African economies

Africa’s economies are growing fast – this one skill will ensure that continues

Lessons in entrepreneurship, from two of Africa’s most successful business leaders

Why it's time for a new generation of African leaders

A brief overview of Africa’s tech industry – and 7 predictions for its future

Creative destruction or destructive creation?

Which countries have the highest tax on cigarettes?

Who are the cyberwar superpowers?

Climate change will cost East Asia 6% of its GDP

3 ways to become a learning machine

Could financial markets help end gender inequality?

What is the economic value of your city's trees?

Men are less likely to go to the doctors - and it's putting them at risk

How can we use DNA to track disease outbreaks?

The business books to read on your next holiday

The problem with "helicopter money"

The rise of the robots: How the market is booming

How does air pollution harm unborn babies?

Can the circular economy transform the world’s number one consumer of raw materials?

Millennials are now officially America's biggest living generation

A new state of matter: What are quantum spin liquids?

Self-healing concrete and sweaty roofs: is this the future of buildings?

Nearly 90,000 unaccompanied children sought asylum in the EU last year

13 game-changing African infrastructure projects

Has the library outlived its usefulness?

Are economic statistics in danger of becoming irrelevant?

Kenneth Rogoff: Emerging economies should buy gold

Global wheat breeding returns billions in benefits - but stable financing remains elusive

US unemployment is relatively low, but wages aren't growing. Why not?

Inequality and the TPP: Who will benefit from the trade agreement?

How to build better drones? Learn from birds

Joschka Fischer: Why Europe is stuck in a cycle of crisis after crisis

The sliding dollar, the first US climate refugees and the likelihood of human extinction

Africa’s digital revolution: a look at the technologies, trends and people driving it

What role should business play in promoting LGBT rights in Africa?

In Africa, there can be no digital revolution without women and girls

These are Africa’s fastest-growing cities – and they’ll make or break the continent

Great leaders aren’t born – they’re made. And Africa is showing us how

How to follow and embed our Africa 2016 meeting

Why are oil prices so low?

Could regional integration make Africa the next big economic success story?

4 lessons from Bhutan on the pursuit of happiness above GDP

Are ‘inspirational’ managers bad for business?

Cancer breakthrough, shadow banking clampdown and the curse of the Japanese salaryman

A retired Navy SEAL commander’s 12 rules for being an effective leader

Could your emotions be hacked?

Does foreign aid boost economic growth?

Hacker philanthropy: Sean Parker and his approach to charity

4 leadership lessons from Leicester City's unlikely Premiership success

Is knowing how much your colleagues earn the key to closing the gender gap?

Is this the world's forgotten refugee crisis?

This is how markets have improved global health

How far into the future are you still yourself?

How to capture the violent tumult of our roiling universe, moment by moment

Nouriel Roubini explains why global growth is so weak - and what we can expect next

Molecular architects: how scientists design new materials

Is "helicopter money" really the key to tackling anaemic growth?

Is social media making people depressed?

The world is building fences. Here's why we should worry

What is microgravity?

How geckos inspire a new tool in the fight against dust

These maps reveal the best shape for batteries

Can starving these cells stop a range of allergies?

Which African economies have the highest GDP per capita?

These are the world's oldest and youngest countries

Jean Pisani-Ferry on how to avoid stupid economic policymaking

Could big data revolutionize how we measure inflation?

6 maps that could change your perspective on the world

Correlation and causality in economics: Can we prove it?

Richer countries benefit less from EU membership than poorer countries. Right?

South-East Asia and India struck by worst drought in decades – in pictures

Kenya has just burned $110m worth of ivory. Why?

Quality preschool education has lifelong benefits. But how can we close the access gap?

Where you're born affects how much you earn. Here's why

Martin Feldstein: Japan's prosperity makes its failures harder to address

Leadership lessons from America's first entrepreneur

How does consumer taste affect trade demand?

This could improve diagnosis and treatment for Parkinsons

This is how much violence costs Mexico's economy

Could technology teach literacy in the poorest areas?

African farmers need investment – but these 6 factors stand in the way

How financial inclusion unlocks innovation

What does it take to modernize governments?

How have we fought viruses in the past?

Why local communities are essential to curbing youth unemployment

Why Bitcoin mining is about to become a lot less profitable

Norway takes aim at executive pay, Europe's terror fight and the rise of escape rooms

This 15-ton computer provides internet access, electricity and clean water

How can we boost the global economic recovery?

7 must-read leadership stories of the week

China has a water crisis - how can it be solved?

This is what the internet looked like when it was first invented

How can we save the poor from Latin America's informal economy?

Why we need to complement, rather than replace, GDP

The world's most expensive cities for renters

You've got no idea about the scale of global shipping, but this map will change that

Which European country has the highest standard of living?

What is your central bank up to?

10 must-read economics stories of the week

Skills shortage or low demand: What's causing low US employment?

The real reasons you procrastinate – and how to stop

Google has plans for a delivery drone that talks to you

From Rwanda to the Dominican Republic: This is the big impact of microfinance

This is what the IMF has to say about China's corporate debt problem

These women are tackling climate change and gender inequality

Did life on Earth begin in a puddle?

Richard Haass: Is Latin America having a moment?

How are mobile phones improving public services in Africa?

CO2 released by volcanoes did not cause the dinosaur die-off, says study

What happens to pristine island habitats when humans take over?

How are Gulf states coping with low oil prices?

How can we make affordable, sustainable housing a reality?

Where do the Earth's cosmic rays come from?

Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up?

Which companies make all their employees wealthy?

17 must-read stories for the weekend

US growth slows, Germany eyes jobless migrants benefits ban and China's robot revolution

The Earth is getting greener. Why?

Jeffrey Sachs: climate action should be taken out of politicians' hands

How can we make our banks more resilient?

GDP ignores the things that matter - like climate change

Are you a global citizen? New poll suggests global trumps national identity

If social networks were countries, which would they be?

Which degree will make you a better leader?

Elon Musk and the mission to put an astronaut on Mars

Where are the women in tech? 3 charts that reveal the gender gap

Video: The contradiction at the heart of technology

Arianna Huffington and her daughter Christina on the importance of sharing parental wisdom

'Uranium from seawater' is sufficient to generate 13,000 years' worth of energy

How collecting plastic waste can solve 4 of Cameroon's major problems

What are the basic economics of a guaranteed income?

How to design a better built enviornment

This is how much the end of Schengen could cost Europe

This breakthrough allows scientists to control RNA in living cells

Why do people view the world so differently?

This chip tracks individual cells by assigning them a unique code

What is hypergrowth, and what can we learn from it?

Michael Spence on the risks of increasing global debt

Can world leaders deliver on the promises of the Paris Agreement?

These NASA inventions are saving lives on Earth

What is green infrastructure, and how do we include it in urban planning?

How mobile is driving creativity in Africa

What role do big cats play in plant preservation?

Top of the Unicorn Club: these are the 10 most valuable private companies

How do we reduce the economic burden of malaria on Nigeria?

Central banks stand pat, Venezuela civil servants put on two-day week and the Silicon Savannah

How much could Brexit wipe off UK GDP?

Which country has the best banknote?

Faith, the internet and improving the state of the world

Which countries are speeding ahead with electric cars?

Is part-time working the key to happiness?

Trump sweeps 5 primaries while Clinton takes 3, hackers target banks’ ‘nervous system’ and the Fed's monetary policy meeting

Protein injections have curbed Alzheimers in mice

Demand for oil will peak in 2030, says research

A former hostage negotiator gives his top tip for negotiating

Could this polymer lead to artificial skin and muscle?

Are central banks too powerful for their own good?

Will nanomachines drive a medical revolution?

A majority of millennials in the US now reject capitalism, poll shows

Javier Solana: "The EU has a dangerous case of nostalgia"

How wearable tech is being used in warehouses

How can growth in Europe be improved?

From capturing asteroids to tourist trips to the moon: the future of space exploration

How to de-clutter your career

This is a drone race with a difference

The problem with measuring a 2016 economy using 1940s methods

What impact does volcanic activity have on climate change?

This breakthrough turns any surface into a 360-degree camera

What are the genetics behind COPD and cystic fibrosis?

This is a 'disruptive' new approach to research and development

15 must-read gender stories of the week

Does being bilingual really improve your brain?

How a message in a bottle helps ocean science

Too poor for a patent? A new scheme gives inventors a helping hand

This is how to make cities more energy efficient

Is there ever a right time for climate action?

4 trends that will define the future of US foreign policy

Is Chernobyl still dangerous?

How data can help improve the state of the world

Is 'the power of habit' holding back your business?

3 ways the Internet of Things could help fight climate change

How would Brexit affect the UK's financial services?

Chernobyl in pictures: 30 years on

Could electricity trading help stabilize the MENA region?

Have scientists found weak spots in the Zika virus?

Why conservation won't work without locals on board

How can we improve drought forecasting?

Could we one day ‘grow’ meat in our kitchens?

Scientists have found a surprising new use for coal

Are these the new migration superpowers?

A new way to make quantum measurements

Could this help us to unravel the mysteries of the universe?

Could this help us better understand the influence of finance and credit on economies?

Could being the oldest in your age group have an impact on your earnings?

Could this algorithm help robots work in teams?

How can we give all children a chance in life?

The most productive people in the world approach life the same way

Saudi vows to end 'addiction to oil', remaking China's military and killer robots

TTIP: What does it mean for the future of transatlantic trade?

10 forces that threaten to tear the internet apart

Which countries have the boldest business leaders?

Malaria's on its way out: here's proof

Which developing economies vaccinate more babies against measles than the UK?

10 leaders who shaped the modern world

How will Apple crack the Indian market?

Why speaking English is vital to the long-term competitiveness of Japanese business

Could coding classes help tackle youth unemployment?

Half of women on boards support quotas, but their male colleagues say no, finds survey

How are drones improving roads in the Phillippines?

Trouble sleeping in a new place? Here's why, say scientists

Can agricultural development reduce poverty in Africa?

Girls still avoid maths, even if their mothers are scientists

Could low oil prices be an opportunity for the Middle East?

Why over-treating malaria in Africa is a problem

The unexpected solution to preserving food? Crab shells

The first fossilised heart is found in a prehistoric fish

These hypercells can move, ‘think’ and build cities on their own

How stigma is hampering access to HIV treatment in Nigeria

What role does climate justice play in the Paris Agreement?

The UK after Brexit: what would trade look like?

Only 40% of Africans enjoy a reliable electricity supply, report finds

China's record debt, Goldman Sachs opens to the masses and the far-right triumphs in Austria

Obama's message to Britain's voters: say no to a Brexit

Our love of cheap clothing has a hidden cost – it’s time for a fashion revolution

4 everyday things you can do to tackle climate change

How will we move around our cities of tomorrow?

How women are turning the page on literary sexism

Why Ecuador’s post-earthquake recovery could help heal deeper wounds

Mexico City is crowdsourcing its new constitution

8 must-read leadership stories of the week

Latin America’s economy - why this is no time for complacency

How can cities prepare themselves for the future?

Carbon pricing: How much will the world's big emitters sign up to?

"The anemic recovery in advanced economies:" Are we ignoring a major cause?

Want to better understand the universe? Then recreate it in a lab

Could this Soviet-era medical treatment help curb antibiotic resistance?

What happens if oil prices drop again?

Could this improve food security and stop deforestation?

Why we all need to begin thinking like global citizens

5 videos that show humanity’s impact on the planet

Europe or America: where do women work longer hours?

How do monarch butterflies know where to migrate?

The number of cars worldwide is set to double by 2040

Which autoimmune disease is newly linked to the Zika virus?

Can insects teach us about the origins of consciousness?

Romans had no need for dentists, because of one food they didn’t eat

How can we protect the Indian Ocean's humpback dolphins?

Natural beauty: 7 striking images to mark Earth Day

7 leadership lessons from Shakespeare

Could night shifts harm women more than men?

10 must-read economics stories of the week

Obama speaks out on Brexit, world leaders set to sign Paris Agreement and the secret shame of middle-class Americans

Was this the cause of both ice ages?

17 must-read stories for the weekend

When it comes to inequality, where you live matters more than you think

Why it's time for intelligent austerity in Latin America

Could this new vaccine curb cervical cancers and health costs?

What next for the war on drugs?

Could we personalize treatment for chronic pain?

These 3 steps could help boost innovation in your organization

What is the science behind addiction?

"Staying in the status quo is a sure way to be extinct". Why leaders need to seize opportunities

This could help us understand more about the role of neutrinos in the universe

Investors pull $15bn from hedge funds, record global temperatures and a well-timed bucket of chicken

Could artificial intelligence help us predict cyber attacks more accurately?

What happens in your brain when you lose your train of thought?

What can particle physics teach us about international co-operation?

Business is booming in Africa - these 5 charts show how

Is delayed patent approval holding up startup growth?

How can we make cities healthy?

The trouble with GDP and emerging markets

Greece could be facing a new crisis – but for a reason you might not expect

For poor children, two healthy meals a day can keep obesity away

This software lets you design and 3D print robots

Is helicopter money a serious option?

Is the nuclear security threat growing?

What dust from the Sahara does to you and the planet

Can money buy you happiness? It depends on how you spend it

This could save governments millions of dollars and tackle corruption

The most important digital skill for tomorrow's CEOs

4 tech trends transforming the world of fashion

4 charts that explain the decline of the PC

Want to be a better leader? Start experimenting

5 things you need to know about fintech

These are some of the world’s worst environmental disasters

Grandmother benches, smartphone apps and other mental health boosts from around the world

How much is the Internet of Things worth to the global economy?

Europe’s relationship with the EU? It’s complicated

This interactive map shows where Syrian refugees have settled

What's the future of globalization? Perhaps history can give us a clue

What is China's $5 trillion opportunity?

The new Silk Road is one step closer to reality

Could space mining benefit everyone?

What would Brexit mean for Germany?

How can Africa make its power supply more reliable?

What impact does poverty have on entrepreneurial creativity?

These nanotubes can self assemble into wires

This microscope uses artificial intelligence to detect cancer cells

Let’s ditch the economy of the 1% and replace it with a human economy

Could this robot teach anyone to code?

This is how much income women lose when they have children before 25

How indigenous hunters could provide crucial data

Has medicine neglected theory in favour of big data?

Could this discovery improve quantum computing?

How to stop brain cancer from becoming drug resistant

Trump and Clinton win NY primaries, Eurozone credit conditions ease and from bulk copper to bulk wine

This is how preserving forests could help halt climate change

16 must-read gender stories of the week

Can relocating power plants help Africa meet its energy needs?

Is this the beginning of the end for fossil fuels?

The North Pole is moving – and we're to blame

Bill Gates: Global inequality is falling faster than ever

Were dinosaurs victims of climate change?

Should we give money directly to the world's neediest?

Why scientists think we should be working three-day weeks

The 17 best-paying university subjects to study if you're a woman

Five measures of growth that are better than GDP

How can businesses win the hearts and minds of millennials?

How can we build safer cities for a volatile climate?

Why focusing on teams, not just leaders is the key to business performance

Scientists have mapped the protein that acts as 'gatekeeper' to DNA

EU preps for Android crackdown, the war on drugs splinters and feeling the heat of El Niño

What is the cost of delaying welfare reforms? Lessons from ageing Japan

Which are Africa’s fastest growing economies?

What are the challenges and opportunities for the G20?

US wealth inequality: What's the main driving force?

What is the state of the BRICS economies?

What will the Paris Agreement mean for global governance?

How can West Africa win its war on drugs?

Should Americans be working into old age?

Bill Gates: This is how we can speed up development

How our ancient brains learn new things

Could supplements during pregnancy reduce autism risks?

Where are the world’s population hot-spots?

Is this proof that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs?

Could implantable chemotherapy improve pancreatic cancer survival?

Do new technologies lead to job losses? Here's what history reveals

Which are the world’s fastest-growing economies?

La Niña is officially coming – so how will it affect weather patterns?

How reverse photosynthesis uses sunlight to make fuel

The infrastructure gap: Are we talking about the wrong thing?

Life with no home: portraits of a Syrian refugee camp

4 technologies helping us to fight corruption

If you're less busy you're more likely to get things done, right? Wrong

Who owns the future of our health?

Why does genius cluster in certain places?

This star system is travelling so fast physics can't explain it

This is what Robert Skidelsky thinks will happen to Europe

Greenland’s ice sheet is melting earlier than ever before

The best time to learn a new language? You've missed your chance

This is how Mozambique plans to end child marriage

Can trade change the way we see globalization?

Why and where is the Zika virus causing alarm?

This is the business model needed to master the Fourth Industrial Revolution

New research sheds light on delicate forest biodiversity

The latest cybersecurity risk? Our homes and offices

The new laser that's improving biological imaging

Oil freeze deal collapses, justice for Palmyra and Indonesia in transition

Does unemployment insurance increase the unemployment rate?

Where in Europe are young people leaving education early?

This is how to launch a rocket into space, then land it on a ship

Could mobile phones help combat rabies?

Africa doesn’t just need a digital revolution – it needs a cultural one, too

8 must-read leadership stories of the week

How millennials will save us from our broken economic system

Mika Häkkinen: 'To succeed you need to test your limits'

India wants to create 100 'smart cities' - how can it get there?

How tanking oil prices have caused the world's biggest traffic jam

Watch Liam, Apple's robot recycler, take apart an iPhone

This desk-sized turbine could power 10,000 homes

In Norway, you can see everyone’s tax returns

Our economic model is broken. So how can we fix it?

10 things the IMF wants you to know about Africa's economy

Women in tech are asking for lower salaries than men

The IMF thinks this economy will grow fastest this year

"European unity is disintegrating rapidly." Why the EU needs reform

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