May 31, 2022
Kenya: Political Debates in Kenya - Are They Useful or Empty Media Spectacles?
It is a few months to Kenya's August 2022 general election. That means it is time for the theatrical, skeleton-revealing spectacle also known as the political debate. Read more »
May 23, 2022
Africa: Monkeypox Isn't Like HIV, but Gay and Bisexual Men Are At Risk of Unfair Stigma
The first case of monkeypox in the current outbreak was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 7. The person in question had recently returned to the UK from… Read more »
Senegal: Rising Sea Levels Are Driving Faster Erosion Along Senegal's Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Coastal retreat in West Africa is a pressing problem. The contact between land and sea on coasts produces intense erosion and sedimentation processes. When erosion is more intense… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Africa: Ethnic Poverty - Dividing and Excluding People Keeps Them Poor
Sub-Saharan African countries are the most ethnically diverse in the world. Within each African country there are more ethnic groups than there are in most of the world's… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Judiciary Can Break the Cycle of Electoral Violence - If It's Independent
Kenya is no stranger to highly contested elections, including those pervaded by political and ethnic violence. Read more »
Kenya: #JusticeForSheila Highlights the Precarious Lives of Queer People in Kenya
Kenya is one of 32 countries in Africa that criminalise homosexuality. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) are frequently stigmatised,… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Covid School Closures Hit Girls Hard - but They Showed Resilience Too
South Africa's school dropout rate was high even before the COVID pandemic. Research shows that around 60% of young people effectively drop out of school, with no school-leaving… Read more »
Tanzania: Heat and Health - Dar es Salaam's Informal Settlements Need Help #AfricaClimateCrisis
In the coming decades, heat will become one of the most significant and visible impacts of climate change, particularly in Africa, where temperatures are expected to increase… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Africa: The Rights of Refugees in Africa Are Under Threat - What Can Be Done
In April 2022, 70 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were reportedly detained and then deported by the Zimbabwe government. Once back in the DRC, their government… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Kenya: How Judiciary Can Break the Cycle of Electoral Violence
Kenya is no stranger to highly contested elections, including those pervaded by political and ethnic violence. Read more »
May 13, 2022
Mauritius: Pink Pigeons in Mauritius Made a Remarkable Comeback From Near-Extinction - but Are Still Losing Genetic Diversity
Back in the 1980s there were just ten or so pink pigeons left in the wild. Known to scientists as Nesoenas mayeri, the species is found only on Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Zambia: Herbicides Threaten Edible Weeds in Zambia - That May Be Bad News for Local Food Security
The use of herbicides - substances that control unwanted plants - is on the rise across Africa. This trend has been referred to by some researchers as the "herbicide revolution".… Read more »
May 05, 2022
South Africa: What's Driving Hunger in Gauteng, South Africa's Economic Power House
Food serves as one of the critical needs a person requires for daily survival. In South Africa it's recognised as a fundamental human right under the country's constitution. Read more »
Africa: Giving People Money With No Strings Attached Is Good for Their Health, Dozens of Studies Indicate
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. Read more »
January 30, 2019
Zambia: We Revealed the Value of Zambia's Wild Yam. Why It Matters
Wild harvested crops are a vital source of food in much of the world. Some common wild edible plants in southern Africa include wild mushrooms, such as Termitomyces titanicus,… Read more »
January 15, 2019
Africa: Huge Disparities in C-Sections Highlights Inequalities in Healthcare
When pregnancy or childbirth go wrong, access to Caesarean section - usually known as C-section - can be the difference between life and death for both the woman and her baby. Read more »
August 08, 2017
Africa: Why It's So Difficult to Tackle Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the 1990s diabetes was seen as a condition that mainly affected rich people in high income countries. Nowadays, it's one of the leading contributors to death in all countries in… Read more »
January 15, 2017
Tanzania: Coral Reefs Off the Coast Are Being Destroyed, Most Beyond Repair
If current trends continue and countries fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all of the world's coral reefs will suffer severe bleaching on an annual basis, according… Read more »
November 13, 2016
Africa: How Biotechnology Could Offer Hope for Snakebite Victims
Snakebite is a major public health burden for low-income countries in tropical parts of the world. There are around 5 million bites and 150,000 deaths every year. And about 400,000… Read more »
October 29, 2015
Angola: Where Did All the Oil Riches Go? - Luanda Residents
A few years ago, Luanda, the capital of Angola, was on every ambitious investor's lips. With large infrastructure and housing projects rapidly changing its appearance, the city… Read more »