Nigeria: Nigeria Has Jailed Biafra Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu - Why It Risks Backfiring

The terrorism conviction and life sentence handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, brings an end to a ten-year… Read more »

Africa: Facing Myriad Global Pressures, Iran Intensifies Outreach to African Partners for Critical Needs

Burkina Faso's security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its… Read more »

South Africa: Who Was Albert Luthuli? the Murdered South African Leader Who Put His People Above Himself

South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli died on 21 July 1967 near his home in Groutville, in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. A government inquest concluded his… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Protesters Built Networks to Fight a Tyrant - Today They Save Lives in a War

Sudan has a long history of civilian-led resistance, with young people playing a key role. For example, informal neighbourhood networks established in 2013 to survive repression… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Needs to Rethink How It Measures Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - What's Lacking

The effective planning and delivery of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South Africa is severely constrained by the lack of reliable data. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Longest-Running Grassland Research Project Offers Up a Wealth of Knowledge

For 75 years, grasslands research conducted just outside Pietermaritzburg, South Africa has informed policy makers and farmers about sustainable management, while training… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Low-Cost Private Schools Are the Only Option for Millions - Is Closing Them a Good Idea?

Nigeria's basic education landscape consists of public (government) schools and a diverse private sector. Private schools in Nigeria refer to educational institutions that are run… Read more »

South Africa: Johannesburg's Produce Market Has Supplied the Informal Sector for Decades - a Refresh Is Due

South Africa's food system is a complex landscape where high levels of production coexist with severe food insecurity. In a 2024 survey, 63.5% of households were found to be food… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's Military Takeover Highlights Sorry History of Coups and Deepening Regional Crisis

Army generals in Guinea-Bissau seized power on Nov. 26, 2025 - the eve of a scheduled official declaration of the winner in the West African nation's presidential election. Read more »

South Africa: No Space for Culture - 'Matchbox Housing' Leaves Residents Unable to Honour Customs in a South African Town

In South Africa, urban planning is influenced by western-centric and colonial planning, including social housing, building technologies, architectural form, master plans, zoning,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Democratic Backslide - Elections Leave Even Less Space for Freedom

Ivorians went to the polls on 25 October 2025 to choose between incumbent president Alassane Ouattara - seeking a fourth five-year term - and one of four candidates who didn't have… 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 »

South Africa: South Africans Are Flourishing More Than You Might Expect - Here's Why

South Africa is often portrayed in the media as a country struggling with inequality, corruption, crime, infrastructure collapse and public health challenges. But this isn't the… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Have Lost Trust in the Police, in Parliament and in Political Parties - What That Means

For democracies to function well, citizens have to trust their institutions. Every incidence of bad service delivery or corruption will influence how much citizens trust… Read more »

Mali: Bamako Is Under Pressure, Not Under Siege - the Difference and Why It Matters

Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat "jihadists" around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to… Read more »

Mozambique: The Three Big Reasons Why Mozambique Is Not Adapting to Climate Change and What Needs to Be Done

Around the world, societies are looking for ways to live with climate change. Adapting to a hotter and harsher future means scientists, governments and communities must find ways… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Credit Rating - Moody's Latest Downgrade Was Questionable - Here's Why

The decision by the rating agency Moody's to downgrade Senegal's sovereign credit rating in late October 2025 triggered an immediate week-long sell-off in Senegal's Eurobonds. This… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's Presidential Poll Has Already Failed the Credibility Test

Guinea-Bissau heads into its November elections against the backdrop of a deepening crisis of electoral legitimacy across Africa. In recent months, a string of elections has… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's New Terror Threat - JNIM Is Spreading but It's Not Too Late to Act

The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region has accounted for more… Read more »

Ghana: Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings - the First Lady Who Redefined Women's Power in Ghana.

Tributes for Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (1948-2025) have been pouring in since her death on 23 October 2025. For many Ghanaians, her broad-ranging empowerment work as leader of… Read more »

Africa: Strokes Are On the Rise in Africa - Why the Continent Needs Its Own Care Guidelines

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when something prevents the brain from getting enough blood flow. Stroke is now one of the leading causes of death and disability in… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Harare's Street Traders Create Their Own System to Survive in the City

The informal sector has become a dominant source of livelihoods for urban residents in African cities. Within this sector, street trading is one of the most visible and vital… Read more »

Nigeria: The Comedy Economy - Nigeria's Online Video Skits Are Making Millions

Short comedy videos circulating on social media have created a booming industry in Nigeria in the past few years. The country's comedy creators put their skits out on platforms… Read more »

South Africa: Can South Africa's Social Grants Help People Make a Better Life? Research Offers Hope

There is now a growing global consensus that additional measures are needed to support the agency of social protection beneficiaries. Such support will strengthen their… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania - President Samia Hassan's Grip On Power Has Been Shaken By Unprecedented Protests

In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the… Read more »