Ghana: Why Ghanaian Farmers Have Been Unable to Capitalise On Record Cocoa Prices

International cocoa prices have experienced a historic price surge, rising by over 300% in the space of 12 months from £2,166 per tonne of cocoa in April 2023 to £9,980… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Elections Were a Triumph for Democracy - What Went Right

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unexpectedly called a snap legislative election which was held on 17 November. Faye was sworn in as president in April after a tumultuous… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Elections - Swing Voting Is On the Rise, Shaping Outcomes - a Look At What's Driving This

Ghanaian elections have become much more challenging for politicians. In the past they have often been characterised as nothing more than an ethnic headcount. But since the 2008… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Terror Group Lakurawa Is Nothing New - It Exists Because of Government's Failure - Analysts

The Nigerian army has spoken of attacks on the Niger-Nigeria border in 2024 as being carried out by a new terrorist group. Read more »

Africa: Four Out of Five People in Africa Use Wood for Cooking - a Transition to Clean Fuels Would Cut Emissions and Save Lives, a Model for Nigeria Shows

Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves. This releases harmful pollutants and leads to… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana - Who Can Declare an MP's Seat Vacant? a Legal Scholar Unpacks the Dispute Between Parliament and the Supreme Court

The parliament and supreme court of Ghana are locked in a dispute over which of them has authority to determine the issue of parliamentary vacancies. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria At COP29 - Five Items to Put On the Climate Agenda

The world's efforts to address climate change and its effects have been the subject of discussion for almost three decades at the annual Conference of Parties (COP) of the United… Read more »

Ghana: Financial Skills Like Managing Debt Are Key to Success, but Ghana's Small Businesses Don't Have Them

Financial literacy is vital for individuals and households. Simply put, it's the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills: budgeting, managing debt,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Universities Need to Revamp Their Entrepreneurship Courses

Youth unemployment has been a problem in Nigeria for decades. This is why policymakers are increasingly turning to entrepreneurship education as a solution. It is hoped that… Read more »

Africa: TB in Africa - Global Report Shows Successes, but Nigeria and DRC Remain Important Hotspots

The World Health Organization's 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world's most infectious disease:… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Last Elephants - What Must Be Done to Save Them

Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon After Paul Biya - Poverty, Uncertainty and a Precarious Succession Battle

Cameroon's President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa's oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial… Read more »

Nigeria: Poverty in Lagos Isn't Just About Money - Here's Why

Lagos is Nigeria's economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Yoruba Vs Igbo - How a 1977 Football Cup Caused Ethnic Tensions to Boil Over in Nigeria

Football is a game of passion, and passions can become particularly inflamed when the sport represents larger political struggles. In Nigeria in 1977, an Africa-wide football… Read more »

Nigeria: Elite Corruption Has the Power to Ignite Mass Protests in Nigeria - Why Police Corruption Doesn't

Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to voice their frustration at a series of government policies. These policies had been ostensibly designed to make Nigeria more… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Informal Settlements Are Not All the Same - Social Networks Make a Difference in Community Development

Informal settlements in Africa are diverse. Across regions and even in the same city, socioeconomic and physical conditions vary. One thing is common though: upgrading them is a… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Needs to Stop Households From Using Firewood - What Must Be Done

Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children and adults. Babies who've… Read more »

Nigeria: Post-Flood Recovery - Lessons From Germany and Nigeria On How to Help People Cope With Loss and Build Resilience

Extreme climate events -- floods, droughts and heatwaves -- are not just becoming more frequent; they are also more severe. Read more »

Nigeria: From Fela Kuti to Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead - the Story of Music Manager Rikki Stein

Rikki Stein, born into a regular, middle-class home in the UK, has had what must have seemed an unlikely career. As a music manager he has toured the world in the company of music… Read more »

West Africa: Discovery of 5,000-Year-Old Farming Society in Morocco Fills a Major Gap in History - North-West Africa Was a Central Player in Trade and Culture

A new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued Beht in Morocco fills a centuries-old gap in history. It reveals that, 5,000 years ago, the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Female Rappers Aren't Letting Obstacles Get in Their Way - Who the Rising Voices Are

In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to be one of the most popular music genres in the country. But what role do… Read more »

West Africa: Children in West Africa Are Often Sent to Live With Other Families to Help Them Get Ahead - but Fostering May Be Doing the Opposite

In west Africa, it's common for families to foster children informally. This helps ease the burden on parents and can give children from poorer families a chance to improve their… Read more »

Liberia: Food Scarcity in Liberia - How Women Who Run Households Cope

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world's ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Recalled All Its Ambassadors a Year Ago and Has Not Replaced Them - International Isolation Looms

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country's UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic… Read more »

Nigeria: Calls to Restructure Nigeria's Federal System Are Missing the Point

In Nigeria, a range of voices have called for the review of the federal system of government. They include former president Olusegun Obasanjo; an academic and former electoral… Read more »