February 15
Africa: Africa's Trade Blocs Were Designed to Unite the Continent - Four Reasons They Haven't Delivered
In a rapidly fracturing world, regional integration could be a source of resilience for the African continent. Read more »
February 12
Africa: African Indigenous Foods That Fight Inflammation May Help People With Diabetes - Research
African indigenous food groups present an exciting area to explore when it comes to taste and nutrition. They may even offer potential as nutritional therapy for people with health… Read more »
February 11
Africa: Public Healthcare and Contracting Out - Can It Work? Global Review Presents Some Answers
Universal health coverage - ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it - is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more »
February 10
Africa: Women's Control Over Fertility Is Linked to Education, Money and Digital Access - Study of 16 African Countries
Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don't have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global data show that only 37% of women in the region… Read more »
Africa: Taxing Africa's Informal Economies - Technology's Promise and Pitfalls
Changes in the development finance world - especially the sharp drop in foreign aid and fewer cheap loans for low-income countries - have pushed taxation back into the spotlight. Read more »
February 09
Africa: African Climate Science-Policy Has a Serious Blind Spot - the Slowing Atlantic Circulation
The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularised the devastating effects of sudden climate change on planet Earth. The plot dramatises the… Read more »
Africa: Children's Views Are Rarely Sought By Researchers - We Found a Way to Do It
Adults think we know what is best for children. We have responsibility for them - feeding them, clothing them, educating them, protecting them, loving them - but we also assume… Read more »
February 03
Africa: AI is Coming to Olympic Judging - What Makes It a Game Changer?
As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embraces AI-assisted judging, this technology promises greater consistency and improved transparency. Yet research suggests that trust,… Read more »
February 08
Africa: Heat With No End - Climate Model Sets Out an Unbearable Future for Parts of Africa
People often think of a heatwave as a temporary event, a brutal week of sun that eventually breaks with a cool breeze. But as the climate changes globally, in parts of Africa, that… Read more »
Africa: Connecting Home Solar and Electric Vehicle Batteries to the Grid Could Boost South Africa's Clean Energy and Strengthen the Electricity System
South Africa has committed to reaching phasing out human-caused carbon pollution by 2050. To get there, it needs to push as much renewable energy as possible into the national… Read more »
East Africa: East Africa's Dismal Football Record Doesn't Match Its Passion - What Needs to Happen
East Africa loves football. From the streets of Nairobi and the markets of Kampala to the beaches of Dar es Salaam, the passion for soccer is an undeniable current running through… Read more »
February 04
Africa: Grazing and Digging Put Some Herbivores At Greater Risk From Toxic Elements in Soil - New Research
If you've watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland or a warthog shuffling around on its knees in South Africa's Kalahari… Read more »
February 03
Africa: Private Credit Rating Agencies Shape Africa's Access to Debt. Better Oversight Is Needed
Africa's development finance challenge has reached a critical point. Mounting debt pressure is squeezing fiscal space. And essential needs in infrastructure, health and education… Read more »
February 01
Africa: Should Private Sector Executives Sit On the Boards of Non-Profits? There Are Risks and Benefits
Serving on a non-profit board can be deeply fulfilling and beneficial to the cause - but only if you're fully committed and prepared for the role. Read more »
January 31
Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy - Here's What the U.S., and World, Will Lose
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration - a year after President Donald Trump signed an… Read more »
January 27
Africa: Great White Sharks Grow a Whole New Kind of Tooth for Slicing Bone As They Age
A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through the water, each slow, deliberate sweep of the powerful tail… Read more »
January 26
Africa: Most AI Assistants Are Feminine - and It's Fuelling Dangerous Stereotypes and Abuse
In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistants worldwide surpassed 8 billion, more than one per person on the planet. These assistants are helpful, polite - and almost… Read more »
January 23
Africa: Are Meat Eaters Really More Likely to Live to 100 Than Non-Meat Eaters, As a Recent Study Suggests?
People who don't eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there's more to… Read more »
January 26
Africa: The Invisible Bubbles That Spread Cancer Could Also Help Stop It
Cancer is transported from one organ to another by invisible bubbles. Understanding these microscopic messengers could change the fight against metastasis. Read more »
January 29
Africa: What Is Nipah Virus? and What Makes It So Deadly?
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries,… Read more »
Africa: Rafiki Unbanned On Appeal - Why It's an Important Moment for African Film
The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first love. Directed by rising… Read more »
Africa: Africa, Rating Agencies and the Cost of Debt
How much we pay for the debt that we incur determines a great deal in our lives. This is true of countries too. In the world of sovereign debt - money raised or borrowed by… Read more »
Africa: African Migration - Focusing On Europe Misses the Point - Most People Move Within the Continent
Images of rubber dinghies overcrowded with refugees heading for Europe and narratives about mistreatment and exploitation of migrants on unsafe migration routes have come to… Read more »
January 28
Africa: Small-Scale Farmers Produce More of the Rich World's Food Than Previously Thought - New Study
Who grows our food? This seemingly simple question is getting harder to answer in a world where our food crosses borders to get to our plate. Read more »
Africa: Life in Fossil Bones - What We Can Learn From Tiny Traces of Ancient Blood Chemicals
Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large… Read more »
