Africa: African Literature in the Digital Age - New Book Traces the Role of the Internet, Queers and Class

The first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New… Read more »

Africa: AI-Narrated Audiobooks Are Here - and They Raise Some Serious Ethical Questions

Meet Madison and Jackson, the AI narrators or "digital voices" soon to be reading some of the audiobooks on Apple Books. They sound nothing like Siri or Alexa or the voice telling… Read more »

Africa: Why Mothers and Babies Will Suffer More As Africa Grows Hotter

As Africa gets hotter, mothers and babies are most at risk. Why is this and what can be done about it? Matthew Chersich, a specialist in climate change and maternal health,… Read more »

Africa: Rugby World Cup 2023 - Africa's Hopes Lie With South Africa and Namibia, for Now

Two African teams have made it through to the 20 countries playing across four pools in the final stages of the 2023 men's Rugby World Cup: three-time champions South Africa… Read more »

Africa: Russia in Africa - Prigozhin's Death Exposes Putin's Real Motives On the Continent

The apparent assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the crash of his private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg represents an inflection point in Russian-African relations.… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Will Affect Hydropower - African Countries Must Be Prepared

Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It's the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity… Read more »

Africa: Giraffes Range Across Diverse Habitats - We're Using GPS, Satellites and Statistics to Track and Protect Them

Nearly 6,000 years ago, our ancestors climbed arid rocky outcrops in what is now the Nigerian Sahara and carved spectacularly intricate, larger-than-life renditions of giraffes… Read more »

Africa: Vast Underground Water Resources Are Under Pressure From Climate Change - How to Manage Them

All countries have a variety of water resources - some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic… Read more »

Africa: Brics - African Countries Face Opportunities and Risks in Alienating China or the US - an Expert Weighs in

South Africa recently hosted a Brics summit. The event attracted international attention because the group has recently begun to emerge as a possible rival against US dominance of… Read more »

Africa: Finding a Live Brain Worm Is Rare. 4 Ways to Protect Yourself From More Common Parasites

News reports this morning describe how shocked doctors removed a live worm from a woman's brain in a Canberra hospital last year. The woman had previously been admitted to hospital… Read more »

Africa: How Our Female Athletes Feel Forced to Choose Between a 'Strong' or 'Feminine' Look

As I watched the Fifa Women's World Cup, I was probably one of many who couldn't help but feel inspired by the women on the pitch, showing their elite fitness and ability. However,… Read more »

Africa: Sahara Space Rock 4.5 Billion Years Old Upends Assumptions About the Early Solar System

In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. Read more »

Africa: Wagner Group - What Yevgeny Prigozhin's Death Means for Stability in Africa

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin after his private jet crashed on August 23 has raised questions about the Wagner Group's future. Many in the west suspect Kremlin involvement in his… Read more »

Africa: How Russia Is Fighting for Allies Among the Brics Countries Using 'Memory Diplomacy'

Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting Russia's global influence. Read more »

Africa: 'Worthless' Forest Carbon Offsets Risk Exacerbating Climate Change

In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect… Read more »

Africa: World's Beaches Are Changing Because of Climate Change - Green Thinking Is Needed to Save Them

Coastlines - the interface between land and sea - lie at the frontline in the battle against climate change impacts. Read more »

Africa: For Minorities, Biased AI Algorithms Can Damage Almost Every Part of Life

Bad data does not only produce bad outcomes. It can also help to suppress sections of society, for instance vulnerable women and minorities. Read more »

Africa: Beginning of the End - How Elon Musk's Removal of the Block Function On X Could Trigger Its Hellish Demise

On Saturday, X (formerly Twitter) chairman Elon Musk tweeted he would be removing the microblogging platform's block function. It would remain intact for direct messages, but would… Read more »

Africa: China's Africa Strategy Is Shifting From Extraction to Investment - Driven From the Industry-Rich Hunan Region

China experienced a massive economic boom in the 1990s and 2000s which increased its demand for resource imports, like oil, from Africa. This led to a model of development finance… Read more »

Africa: 'Dirty Red' - How Periods Have Been Stigmatised Through History to the Modern Day

About a year ago, at a friend's wedding, a fellow guest asked whether I knew that modern sanitary towels owe their origins to resourceful World War I field nurses who discovered… Read more »

Africa: The Orgasm Gap and Why Women Climax Less Than Men

Imagine a steamy sex scene involving a woman and a man from your favourite television show or movie. It's likely that both parties orgasm. But this doesn't reflect reality. Read more »

Africa: Can Coffee or a Nap Make Up for Sleep Deprivation? A Psychologist Explains Why There's No Substitute for Shut-Eye

There is no denying the importance of sleep. Everyone feels better after a good night of sleep, and lack of sleep can have profoundly negative effects on both the body and the… Read more »

Africa: 3 Ways AI Is Transforming Music

Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by asking my students if they're concerned about AI's role in composing or producing music. Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Being Courted By China, Russia and the U.S. Why the Continent Shouldn't Pick Sides

Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US.… Read more »

Africa: Civilian Support for Military Coups Is Rising in Parts of Africa - Why the Reasons Matter

On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo's President Sylvanus Olympio was shot dead by rebels in the first military coup staged in Africa. A long list, as shown below, was to come.… Read more »