Africa: A Landmark Treaty Could Protect the High Seas - and Spark New Conflicts

Two-thirds of the world's oceans lie beyond national borders, an unregulated expanse under growing pressure from mining, fishing and climate change. Now, a new UN treaty promises… Read more »

Africa: University Ranking Systems Are Being Rejected. African Institutions Should Take Note

The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it will stop… Read more »

Africa: Pet Guardians Are Increasingly Worried About the Mental Health of Their Dogs and Cats

When it comes to caring for pets, some people worry most about physical health, while others are more concerned about financing potential health problems. But what stands out in a… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Borrowing Costs Are Too High - the G20's Missed Opportunity to Reform Rating Agencies

One of the commitments the South African presidency of the G20 made in its policy priorities document at the beginning of 2025 was to push for fairer, more transparent sovereign… Read more »

Africa: G20 in a Changing World - Is It Still Useful? Four Scholars Weigh in

US president Donald Trump's address to the annual gathering of the United Nations general assembly in late September 2025 set a new low in international relations. Trump delivered… Read more »

Africa: AI in Africa - 5 Issues That Must Be Tackled for Digital Equality

If it's steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can drive breakthroughs in agriculture. It can expand access to healthcare… Read more »

Africa: Graduated, Now What? Survey of Young Africans Shows Degrees Don't Always Land Them a Job

Study hard, get your degree, and then step confidently into a stable, well-paid job. That's long been the assumption about how to secure a livelihood: in neat, predictable stages.… Read more »

Africa: Facebook Data Reveal the Devastating Real-World Harms Caused By the Spread of Misinformation

Twenty-one years after Facebook's launch, Australia's top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform. They rely on Facebook's reach more than ever,… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Rooibos Tea - Can It Improve Digestion?

Rooibos tea, a caffeine-free drink made from the leaves of a shrub indigenous to South Africa, is part of the country's heritage. Read more »

Africa: The Near-Extinction of Rhinos Is At Risk of Being Normalised

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain. Read more »

Africa: Economic Sanctions Need a Rethink - Evidence Shows They Raise Food Prices and Hurt the Poor Most

Economic sanctions are widely viewed by academics and policymakers as a better alternative to military interventions to pressure governments to change objectionable policies. The… Read more »

Africa: Vaccine Mandates Misinformation - 2 Experts Explain the True Role of Slavery and Racism in the History of Public Health Policy - and the Growing Threat Ignorance Poses Today

On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school. Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Is Fast Shrinking the World's Largest Inland Sea

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some… Read more »

Africa: Chimpanzees Ingest More Than the Equivalent of One Alcoholic Drink a Day - New Research

Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study… Read more »

Africa: Travel As Activism - 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to 'Stay Put' in Apartheid South Africa

For black people living in South Africa during apartheid, simply moving around the country was a fraught activity, let alone crossing its borders. This was especially the case for… Read more »

Africa: Is It Ok to Sit On Public Toilet Seats?

If you're a parent or have a chronic health condition that needs quick or frequent trips to the bathroom, you've probably mapped out the half-decent public toilets in your area. Read more »

Africa: Who's Got the Power? Studies of Male and Female Primates Show It's Not Simple

Our understanding of female-male power relationships in animals has changed over time. Evolutionary biologists once thought that male mammals held clear-cut power over females.… Read more »

Africa: Regulating AI Use Could Stop Its Runaway Energy Expansion

Generative AI promises to help solve everything from climate change to poverty. But behind every chatbot response lies a deep environmental cost. Read more »

Africa: Inequality in Africa - What Drives It, How to End It and What Some Countries Are Getting Right

The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices,… Read more »

Africa: There's a New Outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here's What You Need to Know

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It's caused by the most severe strain: Zaire Ebola virus. Read more »

Africa: What Is Ableism? Words Can Hurt People but African Culture Offers an Alternative

"You speak good English for a Black person." Read more »

Africa: Should African Countries Lower the Voting Age to 16?

The UK is moving to lower its voting age from 18 to 16. The new legislation takes effect ahead of the country's next general election in 2029, and is aimed at boosting its… Read more »

Africa: BBC Has a Long History in Africa. New Book Offers a Critical Take On the Broadcaster

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established its first radio transmitter sites in Africa in the 1930s, to reach the British colonies and beyond. It became a model for… Read more »

Africa: AI Has a Hidden Water Cost - Here's How to Calculate Yours

Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water - a single-serving water bottle - for each short conversation a user has with the GPT-3… Read more »

Africa: Supernova Theory Links an Exploding Star to Global Cooling and Human Evolution

What's the link between an exploding star, climate change and human evolution? Francis Thackeray, who has researched ancient environments and fossils for many years, sets out his… Read more »