April 06
Nigeria: Nigeria Imports 70% of Its Medicines - Why Local Manufacturing Doesn't Meet Demand
Nigeria imports at least 70% of its medicines. This is striking for a country of over 230 million people and at least 120 active pharmaceutical manufacturers. Read more »
March 31
Nigeria: Maternity Health Services in Nigeria Are Failing Women - 4 Steps to Better Care
Nigeria faces one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates. Around 1,047 women die for every 100,000 live births, far above the African regional average of about 531 deaths… Read more »
March 30
Nigeria: Violent Conflicts Are Reshaping What Nigerian Farmers Grow - What This Means for Food Security
Agriculture is the backbone of Africa's economy. It provides livelihoods for over 70% of the rural population and contributes to national food security and economic development. Read more »
March 29
Africa: AI-Driven Border Surveillance Is Spreading Across West Africa. What This Means for Migrants' Rights
West Africa as a region has long had one of the most mobile populations in the world. Since 1979, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has allowed citizens of its… Read more »
March 26
Nigeria: Makemation - a Nollywood Movie That Shows AI in Action in Africa
A new feature film, Makemation, is an African coming-of-age story set in a time of artificial intelligence (AI). Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: Cocoa Farmers Cut Down Trees for Short-Term Gain, but Keeping Them Is Important - Here's Why
The price of most chocolate bars has gone up worldwide in the past year, after cocoa bean prices rose dramatically in 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Troops in Nigeria to Help Fight Terrorism Could End Up Making It Worse - Analyst
The recent deployment of US soldiers in Nigeria to assist the west African country in its counterterrorism campaign could worsen Nigeria's insecurity. Read more »
March 22
Nigeria: Iran War Could Add to Nigeria's Security Troubles. What to Watch Out for
The war between Iran and Israel and the US may have far-reaching regional and global implications. Read more »
March 20
Senegal: Senegal Stripped of Title - Afcon Ruling Is Lawful, but It Puts CAF's Reputation At Risk
The appeals board of African football's ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), on 17 March overturned the outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)… Read more »
March 19
Africa: Oil Price Surge Is Hurting African Economies - Scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa Take Stock
The attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, which started on 28 February 2026, upended key supply chains, driving oil prices above US$100 a barrel. The spike followed Iran's closure… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Family Planning Helps Prevent HIV From Spreading - Why Are Many Nigerians Not Using Contraception?
Unintended pregnancies are more common in sub-Saharan Africa than the world average: up to 91 out of 1,000 pregnancies compared to 64 in 1,000. Read more »
March 17
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Digital ID Push - How Local Brokers Help Citizens Gain Legal Identity
An estimated 542 million Africans lack identity cards and potentially face statelessness. Without a legal identity, they can be excluded from basic human rights like education,… Read more »
March 16
Senegal: Senegal's Crisis - Why Debt Restructuring May Be the Least Bad Option
Senegal is facing a serious debt crisis. The IMF estimated the country's debt at 132% of GDP at the end of 2024. Debt servicing costs are projected at 5.5 trillion CFA francs… Read more »
March 15
Nigeria: Human Traffickers Are Using Football Dreams to Lure Young Ghanaian Men to Nigeria - How to Stop It?
For a young man growing up in Ghana or Nigeria, few dreams burn brighter than becoming a professional footballer. Icons like Michael Essien (Ghana), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) and… Read more »
March 12
Ghana: How Do Women Entrepreneurs Survive in Ghana's Informal Economy? We Went to a Local Market to Ask Them
The informal economy is the basis of everyday economic life across sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, as in many low- and middle-income contexts, a lot of retail trade, food… Read more »
Nigeria: Afrobeats Celebrates Cybercrime and It's Becoming a Global Problem
When former US secretary of state Colin Powell took to a London stage alongside Nigerian artist Olu Maintain in 2008 and danced to a song called Yahoozee, he almost certainly… Read more »
Senegal: Khaby Lame Is the World's Most Followed Tiktoker - the Story of a Senegalese-Born Star Who Sold His Identity
His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok. Read more »
March 11
Mali: Mali's Maestro of African Salsa - How Boncana Maïga Shaped Dance Music
The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa. Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Nigeria's Crypto Boom Isn't Just About Technology - Trust Plays a Role in the Local Gadget Trade With China
On a humid afternoon in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, a young trader in electronics pulls out his phone and opens Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency trading… Read more »
March 08
Africa: Hunger Crisis Is Set to Get Worse in West and Central Africa - Why and What to Do About It
Countries in west and central Africa are facing a food crisis with multiple causes. Estimates in late December 2025 suggested that 41.8 million people were already in crisis or… Read more »
March 05
Nigeria: Sophie Oluwole, the Trailblazing Nigerian Woman Who Redefined Philosophy
Sophie Oluwole (1935-2018) was a Nigerian scholar and the first woman to earn a PhD in philosophy in her country. She not only placed Nigeria's rich Yoruba philosophical tradition… Read more »
Ghana: Women in Ghana Can Access Safe Abortions - Why Are So Many Still Using Unsafe Methods?
Ghana's abortion law is relatively liberal. Abortion is legally permitted in the first trimester when a pregnancy endangers the mother's life or physical or mental health, or when… Read more »
Ghana: Ebo Taylor Took Highlife to the World and Changed Ghanaian Music Forever
The news of the passing of Ghanaian highlife star Ebo Taylor on 7 February 2026 felt less like the loss of a public musical figure and more like the closing of a living chapter of… Read more »
February 23
Ghana: Ghana's Cities Are Getting Hotter - They Need More Trees to Keep Them Cool
Ghana's cities are expanding at a breathtaking pace. From Madina to Cape Coast, from Sekondi-Takoradi to Tamale, concrete infrastructure are rising, wetlands are shrinking, and… Read more »
February 22
Nigeria: Curious Kids - What Is the Smallest Thing in the Universe?
Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. Read more »
