Africa: Breast Cancer - New Study Finds Genetic Risk in African Women

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Read more »

Africa: Birth Control in Africa - Study Tracks the Use of Long-Acting Contraception in 26 Countries

Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Methods can be long-acting or short-acting. Obasanjo… Read more »

Africa: 60 Percent of Africans Don't Believe Democracy Is Working in Their Interests - How Parliaments Can Fix the Problem

Across Africa, democracy is being tested - by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between citizens and the institutions meant to represent… Read more »

Africa: World Maps Get Africa's Size Wrong - Cartographers Explain Why Fixing It Matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign… Read more »

Africa: African Novels Are Being Translated to English in a Bold New Trend. We Review Ignatius Mabasa's the Mad

When it comes to African literature, translation has mostly meant translating work from European languages into African ones. Translation from African languages into English has… Read more »

Africa: How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity - Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy

Africa has an enormous ocean area at its disposal. There are almost 20 million square kilometres of ocean, seas and inland water that could be developed into environmentally… Read more »

Africa: Africa's City Planners Must Look to the Global South for Solutions - Johannesburg and São Paulo Offer Useful Insights

For decades, the dominant theories and models in urban studies have been built from the experience of a small set of mostly western cities. Other urban contexts, particularly those… Read more »

Africa: African Debt and Climate Change - How the ICJ's Vanuatu Ruling Could Be Used for Broader Justice

African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations -… Read more »

Africa: African Women Have Less Access to the Internet Than Men - Solutions the G20 Can Champion

Across Africa, women have less access to the internet than men. In Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania only 15%-28% of women own smartphones. Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo is a feminist… Read more »

Africa: Plastics - All Around Us and Inside Us

Plastic is one of the most remarkable materials ever created. It's cheap, lightweight and endlessly versatile. It can be shaped into anything from shopping bags to lifesaving tools… Read more »

Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally - Here's Why

Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That's roughly equivalent… Read more »

Africa: Enslaved Africans, an Uprising and an Ancient Farming System in Iraq - Study Sheds Light On Timelines

Written accounts tell the story of the Zanj rebellion - a slave revolt that took place in the late 9th century in southern Iraq. Some of the rebels were enslaved Africans working… Read more »

Africa: African Migration - 5 Trends and What's Driving Them

The Donald Trump administration issued an executive order in June 2025 banning nationals from 12 countries from travelling to the United States. It also imposed entry restrictions… Read more »

Africa: 2 in 3 Africans Will Live in Cities By 2050 - How Planners Can Put This to Good Use

Africa's population is projected to nearly double by 2050, with 80% of that growth being concentrated in urban areas, leaving two out of three Africans living in cities. This… Read more »

Africa: Elite Schools in South Africa - How Quiet Gatekeeping Keeps Racial Patterns in Place

In South Africa, children's admission to a particular public school is decided by province. Each provincial education department manages its own digital admissions system. The… Read more »

Africa: Hype and Western Values Are Shaping AI Reporting in Africa - What Needs to Change

News media shape public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence how society interacts with these technologies. For many people, especially those who have not… Read more »

West Africa: TikTok's Online Wild Meat Sellers - Study Finds Endangered Species On Offer in West Africa

In Togo and much of west Africa, wild meat remains an important part of daily life, valued for its taste, cultural traditions, and as a source of income for those who sell it. Read more »

Africa: The Global Plastics Treaty Process Has Fallen Flat. Here's What Went Wrong, and How You Can Help

Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting… Read more »

Africa: We're Witnessing Last-Ditch Talks to Secure a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Top Climate Change Challenges - a Fairer Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels and Mobilising Funds

Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very… Read more »

Africa: Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs Linked to Rare but Serious Eye Conditions

Drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro (known as semaglutide and tirzepatide) have changed the way clinicians manage diabetes and obesity around the world. Read more »

Africa: Investing That Protects People and the Planet Is Growing - New Study Maps the Progress in South Africa

Institutional investors who invest on behalf of others are increasingly considering environmental conservation and safe working conditions as investment criteria. Read more »

Africa: 33 Million Women Grow Food On Plots in Sub-Saharan Africa. Greener Farming Can Boost Their Earnings - Study

There are 33 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, making up 80% of the total farmer population. These farmers cultivate small plots of land of less than two hectares… Read more »

Africa: Five Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Weight Loss - By an Expert in Nutrition

Weight loss continues to dominate public discourse - often framed as a matter of personal responsibility. But after nearly 15 years working in and around health and nutrition… Read more »

Africa: Whales and Dolphins Regularly Hang Out With Each Other - New Study

As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement. Read more »