Ghana: History Classes Help Students Develop Curious Minds - but Teachers Aren't Equipped to Nurture This

There are two camps when it comes to teaching children: one says teachers should focus on guiding students to find things out for themselves. This approach makes learning… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Elections Faced Five Serious Challenges - How to Fix Them Before the Next Polls

Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued against the election outcomes from votes cast earlier… Read more »

Ghana: Accra - the Ga People's Annual Ban On Noise Restores a Spiritual Connection With the Sea

Accra, Ghana's capital, is a noisy cosmopolitan city of almost three million people. Its active nightlife, commercial markets and factories create a deafening mix of sound trails… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria and Digital Banking - a Revolution Still Waiting to Happen

At the end of 2022 the Central Bank of Nigeria launched new banknotes. At the same time it also capped withdrawal of the new banknotes. The rollout of the currency change was… Read more »

Ghana: Amma Darko Uses Fiction to Portray the Real Plight of Women and Street Children in Ghana

Amma Darko is one of Ghana's leading novelists, known for exploring gritty social issues and the lives of women. There is much to be unearthed in the childhood narrative of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tender Photo - the Newsletter That's Creating a New Conversation About African Photography

Nigeria's Emmanuel Iduma is many things: writer, editor, publisher, critic and photographer. In 2022 he combined these skills to introduce a newsletter, Tender Photo, sent to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Has Africa's Highest Malaria Death Rate - Progress Is Being Made, but It's Not Enough

Malaria is a major public health problem and can be life-threatening. The disease, mostly found in tropical countries, is transmitted to humans by the female Anopheles mosquito.… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and Nigeria Sign an Accord for More Responsible Exploration - Why This Matters

In 2020, the United States announced a framework for the private exploitation of space resources. It consists of practical principles to guide exploration, science and commerce in… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Fishing Industry Has a 'Golden Seaweed' Problem - How Citizen Science Can Help

Sargassum is a genus of brown seaweed. Over 300 species are distributed across the world in both temperate and tropical climates. The species fluitans and natans are unique because… Read more »

Ghana: Juvenile Offenders Aren't Prepared for Rejoining Society - How the System Is Failing Them

Globally, about one million children are held in police custody annually; 410,000 of them are held in detention and remand centres. On any day, it is estimated, remand homes around… Read more »

Ghana: El Anatsui Creates Gigantic Artworks From Recycled Materials - Why the World Fell in Love With Him

The artist El Anatsui was born in Ghana and has spent the bulk of his career in Nigeria, but is a citizen of the world. News of a major new installation of his work coming to the… Read more »

Senegal: Only 1 in 3 Girls Makes It to Secondary School in Senegal - Here's Why and How to Fix It

Senegal has a young population, with about half of its 18 million people aged below 19. This indicates a potentially high demand for education. Of those aged six to 11, however,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nollywood Could See a Major Boost From Nigeria's New Copyright Law

Nigeria has finally updated its 2004 copyright law, bringing it into the digital era - where the entertainment industry has been for decades already. Read more »

Nigeria: Bola Tinubu Will Increase Tension in Some Parts of the Country and Reduce It in Others

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on 29 May 2023. That's if the courts uphold his election victory. Read more »

Nigeria: Timeless Review - Nigerian Star Davido's New Album Is Mostly Form Over Substance

Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido (David Adeleke) has demonstrated himself to be a master of showboating. He is able to milk every situation to the maximum. And he did not disappoint… Read more »

West Africa: Is Democracy On the Ballot in West Africa? What the Latest Data Tells Us

Democracy indices compiled by respected organisations have suggested that around the world, there's an increase in authoritarianism or democratic backsliding. Read more »

Nigeria: Catfish in Nigeria - We Set About Finding Ways of Making It More Appealing

African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) farming has become a popular agricultural business sector in Nigeria. This is because the species can adapt to a wide range of temperatures and… Read more »

Ghana: Does Democracy Fuel Corruption? Most Ghanaians Don't Think So

Does democracy breed corruption - particularly in developing countries? Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's e-Levy Is Unfair to the Poor and Misses Its Revenue Target - a Lesson in Mobile Money Tax Design

In May 2022, the government in Ghana introduced a deeply unpopular tax on mobile money transactions, known as the e-levy. When it was introduced, the levy was structured as a 1.5%… Read more »

Togo: Leprosy, Scabies and Yaws - Togo's Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases Need Attention

Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies,… Read more »

Nigeria: Water Scarcity On Nigeria's Coast Is Hardest On Women - Six Steps to Ease the Burden

Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, miles away, with only a jerrycan to carry the precious liquid. You… Read more »

Ghana: Women Occupy Very Few Academic Jobs in Ghana. Culture and Society's Expectations Are to Blame

In many parts of the world, men dominate the higher education sector. A 2022 UNESCO report found that, globally, fewer than two out of five senior academics are women. In an… Read more »

Ghana: Farmers in Ghana Can't Predict Rainfall Anymore, Changing How They Work #AfricaClimateCrisis

Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Read more »

Nigeria: Beans Are a Favourite Food in Nigeria - 4 Safe Ways to Preserve Them

The beans known as oloyin in Yoruba, or as cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), are a favourite food among Nigerians, who eat them in a variety of dishes including soups and stews or as a… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Plan for a Grand New National Cathedral Sparks Debate

The building of Ghana's spectacular $400 million national cathedral designed by famed architect David Adjaye has stalled amid an economic crisis. The plan has drawn sharp public… Read more »