May 26
South Africa: How Will Teachers Handle Bullying? South African Study Finds They're Ill-Prepared
Bullying is a widespread global problem, with extensive research across countries showing that no school is immune. In South Africa, the scale is particularly concerning, with… Read more »
May 25
Africa: Africa Has Been Managing Climate Volatility for Decades - What the Rest of the World Can Learn From It
The United States' retreat from aspects of global climate and health leadership has exposed the risk Africa took in relying on external funding for these projects. When the US… Read more »
Africa: Shifting From Fossil Fuels Will Fail Without Funding for African Industry and Energy Infrastructure
Moving to renewable energy will fail unless wealthy nations help finance cleaner energy systems, industrialisation and local mineral processing across the African continent. This… Read more »
West Africa: The Sahel Region Is Less Secure Than Ever - Foreign Forces Just Add to the Cycle of Violence
Several of Mali's major cities experienced coordinated attacks in April by a new coalition of jihadists and separatist groups. Read more »
May 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in the DRC - Four Reasons It Will Be Hard to Contain
By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be… Read more »
South Africa: Iran War Is Exposing South Africa's Dependency On Diesel - What Went Wrong
It is forgivable to think that an oil shock mainly hurts at the petrol pump. After all, that is where households feel it first. But when my colleagues and I at the Bureau for… Read more »
Mali: Mali's Security Crisis Holds Warnings for Nigeria - Here's Why
Mali and Nigeria, two of the countries in the Sahel region of west Africa, are separated by approximately 1,000 kilometres, with the Niger Republic between them. They differ in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Global Media Networks Simplify Ethiopia's Conflicts - Insights From 5 Years of Data
When conflicts break out, most people around the world rely on international media to understand what is happening. These reports do more than inform. They shape how crises are… Read more »
May 21
Egypt: How the Great Pyramid of Giza Has Survived 4,500 Years of Egyptian Earthquakes
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which… Read more »
Africa: A Draft African Charter On 'Family Values' Is On the Cards - Why It's Flawed and Dangerous
A series of conferences held in Entebbe, Uganda, between 2023 and 2025 have resulted in a draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values. The meetings were organised by… Read more »
South Africa: What Are Misfluencers and What Can Be Done About False Information Online?
Misleading information online is often treated as a technical glitch, something that better algorithms or stricter moderation can fix. But research points to a more complex… Read more »
May 20
Zambia: Lake Kariba's Rising Waters Bring Hope to Communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Built in the 1950s to generate electricity, Lake Kariba in Zambia and Zimbabwe has since supported activities such as tourism, fishing and conservation. All of these are affected… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Capital Must Stay Home to Plug Its Financing Gap - How It Could Be Done
Africa is providing cheap liquidity to wealthy nations. In return it is paying huge interest rates to external institutional investors at the cost of its own development. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Health Authorities Are Racing to Contain Ebola in the DR Congo and Uganda. Here's What's Making It So Challenging
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths. Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho's Mountain Life Was Harsh for Early Humans - Fire Made All the Difference
When imagining our early human ancestors in prehistoric Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, one might envision trekkers plodding across a savanna, baking under an equatorial… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Bleeding and Sepsis At Childbirth Are a Danger to Mothers - Sierra Leone Study Shows a Simple Screening Tool Can Detect Risk in Time
Severe bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage) is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. It causes approximately 70,000 deaths annually. About 80% occur in Africa… Read more »
May 19
Africa: Higher Interest Rates - Can I Make Them Work for Me?
When interest rates rise, most people feel the financial pinch as repayments for home loans, car purchases or personal loans increase. This leads to less money for everyday… Read more »
Africa: Poor Pay Is Holding Back Africa's Biodiversity Research and Reducing Its Contribution to Global Science
Africa is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. But much of its biodiversity remains poorly studied. Research from the continent contributes to less than 1% to global… Read more »
South Africa: Gut Health - Why Food Alone Won't Fix Childhood Stunting
South Africa has a paradox when it comes to food availability. Its supermarkets are overflowing. But it continues to record high levels of stunted growth. Read more »
May 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Strain Spreading in Congo and Uganda Has No Approved Vaccine
As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is… Read more »
Mali: Mali's Military Leader Is Consolidating Power. Why This Is Dangerous
Malian officials announced on 4 May 2026 that junta leader General Assimi Goïta would take on the post of defence minister after the killing of General Sadio Camara a week… Read more »
Africa: Ancient Tooth Proteins Suggest Homo Erectus May Have Left a Genetic Legacy in People Today
For most of the 20th century, the model of human origins was a tree: with the trunk dividing into branches, and then twigs. Each species of human relative (hominin) was a neat,… Read more »
Africa: Hantavirus in Africa - Why Climate Change, Rats and Weak Surveillance Are Worrying Scientists
Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice. Humans can become infected if they are bitten or scratched by a… Read more »
Africa: Ebola Outbreak Declared a Global Health Emergency - What You Need to Know
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a "public health emergency of international concern", with cases now… Read more »
Liberia: Ebola Survivors Struggle to Return to Normal Lives - What I Found Out in Sierra Leone and Liberia
During the Ebola epidemic of 2014 to 2016, Musu, a resident of Monrovia, Liberia contracted the Ebola virus along with her husband, five sons and daughter. Read more »
