Mozambique: Mozambican Terror Group Is Strikingly Similar to Nigeria's Deadly Boko Haram

Terrorism is a global problem affecting many countries. Until 2017, however, southern Africa was largely spared from this phenomenon. The bloody conflict sparked by Ansar al-Sunna… Read more »

Cameroon: The Fascinating Cameroonian Art of Spider Divination Is On Display At London Exhibition

Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life, which opened at London's Serpentine South Gallery in June, explores how humans relate to spiders. It features installations… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal - Behind the Protests Is a Fight for Democratic Freedoms

President Macky Sall's unwillingness to confirm he will not run for a third term in 2024, and the targeting of political opponents, have created a political powder keg in Senegal. Read more »

Nigeria: Four Priorities for Nigeria's Newly Elected National Assembly

Nigeria's National Assembly - the 10th since independence - was inaugurated on 13 June 2023. It has two arms: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 109 senators and 360… Read more »

Nigeria: Waste Disposal in Nigeria Is a Mess - How Lagos Can Take the Lead in Sorting and Recycling

Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management Policy (2020) gives no estimate but states… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Voter Trust Has Been Shaken, and Will Need to Be Regained

Julius Maada Bio, a 59-year-old former soldier, was sworn in for his second and final five-year term as president of Sierra Leone on 27 June. With 56% of votes cast in the election… Read more »

Cape Verde: Inside the Grogue Wars of Cabo Verde

At what point does a craft spirit no longer qualify as craft? Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's New National Security Bosses - 5 Burning Issues They Need to Focus On

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently appointed new military service chiefs alongside a new national security adviser and inspector general of police. Read more »

Nigeria: Mobile Money System Has Dark Side Even Though It's Convenient - New Study Explores Risks

Financial services play vital roles in supporting economic activities. In Nigeria, though, a significant number of people don't have access to essential banking services. Read more »

Nigeria: Illegal Organ Trade Is More Sophisticated Than One Might Think - Who's Behind It and How It Could Be Controlled

Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Has Been At Peace for 20 Years After a Brutal Civil War - What Went Right

Sierra Leone's June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Elections - Survey Reveals What Voters Care About Most

Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country's fifth post-conflict electoral contest. Read more »

Sierra Leone: African Leaders in Sierra Leone Played a Key Role in Ending the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned to Africa by British members of the movement to end slavery.… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's New Foreign Exchange Policy Is Good News - but It Can't Work Wonders for the Economy On Its Own

The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced changes to the way the country's foreign exchange market will work. Foreign currencies can now be bought and sold at rates determined… Read more »

West Africa: Last of West Africa's Legendary Wax Cloth Traders Has Left Her Mark

Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa's most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living,… Read more »

Nigeria: Health Workers and Absenteeism - Study Shows How Personal and Political Relationships Protect Offenders

Absenteeism of health workers contributes to poor quality of care. A study in Uganda, for example, showed that it reduced the likelihood of people using primary health centres by… Read more »

Ghana: Customary Land Governance Holds in Ghana but Times Are Changing and Not for the Better

Ghana went into colonisation with two broad types of customary land arrangement. In one, a traditional leader was the custodian of the land and gave his followers equitable access… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Is Africa's Leading Rice Producer, but Still Needs More

Rice is one of the staple foods globally, ranking third after wheat and maize in terms of production and consumption. It contributes over 20% of the total calorie intake of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Response to the Sudan Crisis Is Lacking - It Could Play a Leading Role in Bringing Peace

Hostilities between rival military parties in Sudan had claimed more than 600 lives by May 2023. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Internet Shutdowns Are Another Sign of a Democracy in Peril

Senegal's government began blocking several digital platforms - including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube - in certain areas on 1 June. Days later, it extended… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Needs to Take Climate Action - 4 Urgent Steps to Start With

Climate change is not just a buzzword or a topic for political debates. It is a real and pressing issue that affects every aspect of our lives. The effects of climate change are… Read more »

West Africa: West African Countries Show How Working Together Over Decades Builds Peace and Stops Wars Breaking Out

Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five decades few violent conflicts have occurred between… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Informal Mining Harms Health and the Land - but Reforms Must Work With People, Not Against Them

Artisanal small-scale mining has been practised in Ghana for over a century. In 2018, small-scale miners generated 2.1 million ounces of gold, accounting for 43.1% of total gold… Read more »

Ghana: Ama Ata Aidoo - the Pioneering Writer From Ghana Left Behind a String of Feminist Classics

Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 81. News of her death reverberated around the world, proof of her… Read more »

Nigeria: Hepatitis B Is a Life-Threatening Liver Infection - Our Machine Learning Tool Could Help With Early Detection

More than 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most don't know they are… Read more »