September 09, 2013
East Africa: Could Locusts Escalate Tensions Between the Sudans?
Sudan could be liable for environmental damage to South Sudan if it fails to tackle its locust problem. Read more »
September 06, 2013
Somalia: Changing Times Bring Diaspora Back
With prospects improving in the country, some of the Somali diaspora are coming home. Read more »
Zambia: Tangled Webs and Illicit Flows
Illicit financial outflows are the missing link between the profits of multinationals and the poverty faced by the majority of Zambians. Read more »
Eswatini: Pro-Reform Protestors Arrested in Swaziland
The government has been quick to suppress The Global Week of Action for Swaziland, which has mobilised regional and international support. Read more »
September 05, 2013
Tunisia: Can Labour Ride to Rescue?
As Tunisia descends into political crisis, many are looking to the UGTT for mediation and resolution - for this is no ordinary union. Read more »
September 02, 2013
Kenya: Bitcoins Don't Catch On - Yet
The use of the virtual currency Bitcoins could change the way money flows in Kenya. But it hasn't caught on just yet. Read more »
August 28, 2013
Nigeria: Nation Seeks to Revive Mining
Nigeria forgot about its once lucrative mining industry. But through regulatory changes and foreign investment, it is now trying to regain its lost past. Read more »
August 21, 2013
Kenya: Striking Out - How Unions Have Gone From Hero to Zero
The recent teachers' strike reveals how Kenya's once formidable unions have become emasculated and divided at the time when they are needed most. Read more »
August 16, 2013
Comoros: Escape to Mayotte, the French Suburb in the Indian Ocean
The solution to the hundreds of Comorians attempting to enter French-owned Mayotte each year lies not in security but development. Read more »
August 13, 2013
South Africa: Pressure Rises in Debate Over Natural Gas Exploration
The South African government's lifting of a moratorium on fracking has raised the stakes for both those for and against the contested practice. Read more »
August 09, 2013
Malawi: Iteachers and Apps - Downloading or Downgrading Education?
What do you do when there are 80 pupils per class and not nearly enough teachers to go around? One option: download an app. Read more »
July 31, 2013
Nigeria: Oil Pirates - a Global Problem With Very Local Roots
Regional security initiatives might help in the fight against West African piracy, but far more important is addressing the socio-economic environment in which the criminality… Read more »
Kenya: New Breed of Rice Raises Hopes for Domestic Rice Production
In Kenya's bid to reduce its reliance on rice imports, a new strain that uses less water and has high nutritional value could prove significant. Read more »
July 26, 2013
Africa: Post-2015 - It's Time to Harness Diaspora Power
Growth alone is not enough. The MDGs alone are not enough. Africa needs sustainable, inclusive development and in this, the diaspora could be key. Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Bringing Russia in From the Cold?
Around the world - from China to the US, and Turkey to Brazil - countries are stepping up their involvement in Africa. But what about Russia in all this? Read more »
July 18, 2013
West Africa: Gulf of Guinea Turns Into Piracy Hotspot
West Africa's Gulf of Guinea has overtaken the Somali coast as Africa's main piracy hotspot, and this upward trend looks set to continue. Read more »
July 19, 2013
Africa: Learning On the Go in Africa
A farmer learns about udder infections on an MP3 player. A teacher revises facts on her mobile phone. A jobseeker trains online. Is this the future of African education? Read more »
July 18, 2013
Mauritania: Slavery and Its Stubborn 'Vestiges'
Are there still slaves in Mauritania? Legally, no. Are large numbers of ex-slaves and their descendants still trapped in exploitative systems? Yes. Read more »
July 12, 2013
East Africa: Can Pipeline Dreams Become Reality?
Can a regional project for two new oil pipelines be realised with such volatile neighbourly relations? Read more »
July 05, 2013
Africa: Where Africa's New Narratives Go Wrong
If the fragilities and dangers within Africa's growth are not recognised, 'Africa Rising' stereotypes may prove as hopeless as their predecessors. Read more »
June 26, 2013
South Sudan: Oil Politics, Asian Suitors, and Alternative Pipelines in South Sudan
According to South Sudanese officials, the Japanese Toyota Company has agreed to build a new oil pipeline that bypasses Sudan. Read more »
June 24, 2013
Africa: Will Ahmadinejad's African Legacy Last?
Ahmadinejad's most visible foreign policy successes were in Africa. How will these relationships be affected when the new president, Hassan Rohani, takes power? Read more »
June 21, 2013
Africa: The "Worst Public Health Epidemic We're Facing Today"? Tuberculosis in the Mining Sector
A third of all new cases of TB in Africa are thought to be related to the mining industry. Read more »
June 04, 2013
Africa: Is Kenya Being Shaped Into Africa's Flagship Tax Haven?
$21-32 trillion has been siphoned off into tax havens, and now there is evidence to suggest the City of London is trying to make Kenya the world's next tax avoidance hub. Read more »
June 03, 2013
Africa: What African Agriculture Needs
A panel of experts explains what needs to be done to help Africa's agricultural sector develop. Read more »