Africa: India's Horn of Africa Strategy Has Shifted - What It's Trying to Do and How It Could Work

India's engagement in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea basin was, until recently, largely limited to UN peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols. Read more »

Africa: 80% of Africa's Fertiliser Is Imported - How Food Systems Can Adapt to the Iran Shock

Conflict in the Persian Gulf is disrupting fertiliser supplies, and Africa's food systems stand to lose. Read more »

Africa: Heat and Cold Alter How Animals Fight Disease. As the Climate Changes, This Knowledge May Be Vital

Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens. Read more »

Africa: Delving into One Health's Vision to Better Protect People, Animals and the Planet from Future Health Crises

Climate-sensitive diseases and zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), sustainable food systems and exposure to pollution - the main factors fuelling infectious and… Read more »

Africa: The Race to Mine Critical Minerals for AI and Clean Energy Is Creating 'Sacrifice Zones' That Harm Water and Health of World's Poor

There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies - everything from AI to wind turbines, as… Read more »

Africa: Why Do So Many African Women Bleach Their Skin? Study Looks Beyond What They Tell Researchers

In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it's 77%. This dwarfs rates in other… Read more »

Africa: Finance for Clean Energy Doesn't Reach Projects in Africa - the Credit Rules Are Out of Date

In African countries, there's a gap between the financing available for renewable energy and the projects its meant to reach. Funds are not reaching the right places and even as… Read more »

Africa: The End of Oil? As Fuel Shocks Cascade, 53 Nations Gather to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout

US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as "drill, baby, drill". Yet he is doing more than almost anyone to… Read more »

Africa: Ending Malaria in Africa - 5 Essential Reads On Gains and Challenges

Malaria, a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes, is preventable and curable. The World Malaria Report 2025 shows that in 2024, there were an… Read more »

Africa: Women in Science - Global Study Finds Presence Without Power

Academia isn't strong on gender equality. Women are under-represented throughout, in the research workforce and even more so as leaders in scientific organisations. This is true… Read more »

Africa: 6 African Thinkers Who Help Us Understand the World - New Book

Who counts as an intellectual? In many traditions, the figure of the intellectual is tied to the search for truth, social critique and public engagement. From the Dreyfus Affair (a… Read more »

Africa: One in Three Young Women in Africa Have Never Tested for HIV - New Study Shows Where the Gaps Lie

HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV… Read more »

Africa: New Plastic Film Covered in Thousands of Tiny Pillars Can Tear Apart Viruses On Contact

Think of how many surfaces you touch every day, from your kitchen bench to the hand rail on the bus or train, your work desk and your phone screen. Read more »

Africa: The IMF Enjoys Preferred Creditor Status - Why It Shouldn't Be the Judge When It Comes to Other Lenders

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be an arbiter of discussions about which other multilateral financial institutions should qualify for preferred creditor status.… Read more »

Africa: China's Africa Strategy Is Shifting and Iran Conflict Will Speed It Up

The global geoeconomic volatility wrought by the second Donald Trump US presidency and hostilities in the Middle East make the shift in China's Africa strategy even more important… Read more »

Africa: Love, Grace and World Peace - How an African Saint Has Shaped Pope Leo's Worldview

Pope Leo XIV's first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff's visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers is an attempt to strengthen… Read more »

Africa: Disputes Over Africa's Ocean Resources - Here's What Could Help Avoid Them

Over the last several decades, the oceans have become more crowded. Aquaculture, wind and wave energy, and oil and gas exploration are taking up more space. This growth threatens… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Losing Health Workers When It Can Least Afford to - a Pattern Rooted in Colonial History

Africa has a challenge to retain the health workers it needs. Read more »

Africa: Pope Leo's Visit to Africa - Theology Scholar Outlines 3 Realities the Catholic Church Must Face

Pope Leo's decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent's importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both… Read more »

Africa: Embryo Fossil Found in South Africa Is World's Oldest Proof That Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They were first described more than… Read more »

Africa: Magic Mushrooms - New African Species Sheds Light On the History of the Famous Fungus

"Magic mushrooms" are consumed recreationally and for medicinal purposes around the world. These fungi gained their fame as "magic" because they produce chemical compounds (called… Read more »

Africa: Designing Cities - Should We Build From Scratch or Keep History Alive?

Cities are often described as living archives of human memory. Walk through an old neighbourhood in an Islamic city like Fez in Morocco or Cairo in Egypt, and you can see layers of… Read more »

Africa: Kidney Disease Is Growing in Africa - Big New Study Casts Light On Genetic Risk Factors

Every minute your kidneys are hard at work, filtering around 200 litres of blood, removing waste, balancing salts and fluids, and regulating blood pressure. This happens without… Read more »

Africa: Pope Leo XIV's Africa Journey - How Each Stop Reflects His Message of Peace

Pope Leo XIV will begin his journey to four African countries - Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea - on April 13, 2026. Read more »

Africa: Countries Suffer When Credit Rating Agencies Lack Data - How to Fix the Problem At Source

Some developing country governments spend years making the reforms that international financial institutions want - only to find that their efforts are not rewarded. Read more »