Africa: Global Power Struggles Over the Ocean's Finite Resources Call for Creative Diplomacy

Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global… Read more »

Somalia: Israel's Recognition of Somaliland Is About Political Alliances, Not Legal Principles

Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland's president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. He framed the December… Read more »

Nigeria: The Pluses and Minuses of U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Nigeria

A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, president Donald Trump had declared Nigeria… Read more »

Africa: Telling People to Use Antibiotics Responsibly Isn't Enough. What Will Work Instead

Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths each year by 2050, making it one of the most pressing global health challenges of this century. In 2021, an… Read more »

Africa: South Africa and Pakistan - Countries Brought to Their Knees By Elite Capture and Economic Paralysis

In the ongoing quest to understand South Africa's political and economic stagnation, it may be helpful to look at other postcolonial states that have travelled further along the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Power Grabs Are Rising - the AU's Mixed Response Is Making Things Worse

Hardly a month goes by without news of another unconstitutional change of government on the African continent. Read more »

Africa: TotalEnergies - French Court Ruling Over False Climate Claims Could Boost African Cases Against Polluters

A court ruling in France could give African countries more power to hold corporations to account when they pretend to be environmentally friendly. The Paris Judicial Court found… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's G20 Presidency - Diplomatic Victory, but a Weak Final Declaration

US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through… Read more »

Africa: How China Cleaned Up Its Air Pollution - and What That Meant for the Climate

Delhi: 442. Lahore: 334. Beijing: 16. These are the levels of PM 2.5, one of the principle measures for air pollution, on November 19. Read more »

Africa: This Year's Climate Talks Saw Real Progress - Just Not On Fossil Fuels

It wasn't a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil. I… Read more »

Africa: Global Inequality Is As Urgent As Climate Change - the World Needs a Panel of Experts to Steer Solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn't countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Hidden Stillbirth Crisis - New Report Exposes Major Policy and Data Gaps

Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded,… Read more »

Africa: COP30 - Africa Needs Funding to Adapt to the Climate Crisis - What Negotiators Need to Do to Secure It

Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S.-Nigeria Relations - What It Means to Be a 'Country of Particular Concern' and Why It Matters

For the second time in five years, Nigeria has been designated a "country of particular concern" by the US government, in both cases by President Donald Trump. The first time was… Read more »

Africa: COP30 Report Reveals How Climate Change Is Spreading Infectious Diseases to New Regions

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors - such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks - to… Read more »

Africa: Culture As a Sustainable Development Goal? It's Starting to Become a Reality

Eight global millennium development goals were established in 2000 by member states of the United Nations (UN) and endorsed by other multilateral organisations. They ranged from… Read more »

Africa: Climate Tipping Points Are Close - Scientists Urge Radical Action Before It's Too Late

New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action. Read more »

Africa: Land Is Africa's Best Hope for Climate Adaptation - It Must Be the Focus At COP30

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses together account for about 62% of Africa's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, land degradation, deforestation and biodiversity… Read more »

Africa: Children and Young People At Climate Talks - Seen, Photographed, but Not Allowed to Decide Anything

Children and young adults are very much involved in campaigning against the climate change that older generations have caused. The global youth climate justice movement uses… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Need Strong Development Banks - How They Can Push Back Against Narrative to Weaken Them

A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa's ability to finance its own development. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Trade Deal With the U.S. Was Left in Limbo - What Exporters Can Do About It

The US-Africa preferential trade deal - in place for a quarter century - expired on 30 September 2025. It's far from certain if the trade deal will be renewed and, if so, how.… Read more »

Africa: Travel Between African Countries Is Still Hard - Fresh Ideas to Get Movement Flowing

It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the African Union's Protocol on Free… Read more »

Africa: China and the U.S. Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging… Read more »

Africa: Chinese Companies Are Changing the Way They Operate in Africa - Here's How

For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Gear Up for Major Push On Climate Innovation, Climate Financing and Climate Change Laws

The Second Africa Climate Summit, held in Ethiopia in September 2025, drew more than 25,000 people - from presidents and ministers to farmers, activists, business leaders and… Read more »