February 03
Africa: AI is Coming to Olympic Judging - What Makes It a Game Changer?
As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embraces AI-assisted judging, this technology promises greater consistency and improved transparency. Yet research suggests that trust,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Women and Contraceptives - Study Finds Big Gaps Between the Haves and the Have-Nots
Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a… Read more »
Africa: Private Credit Rating Agencies Shape Africa's Access to Debt. Better Oversight Is Needed
Africa's development finance challenge has reached a critical point. Mounting debt pressure is squeezing fiscal space. And essential needs in infrastructure, health and education… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Project Tests What Hydroponic Farming Can Do in Urban Spaces
Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the heart of our cities without the need for sprawling farms. Read more »
South Africa: We Run Writing Workshops At a South African University - What We've Learnt About How Students Are Using AI and How to Help Them
Much is being said about the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is the new frontier. And while it provides amazing possibilities in fields like medicine, academics… Read more »
February 02
Angola: Angola's Lobito Corridor Is Being Revived - but Who Stands to Gain?
The Lobito Corridor is a massive infrastructure axis linking Angola's shore on the west of Africa to the mineral-rich interior. Built in the first three decades of the 1900s to… Read more »
South Africa: Medicinal Plants Support Men's Health in South Africa - Why This Knowledge Needs Safekeeping
Men's sexual and reproductive health may be awkward to talk about, but there's a need to do so. For example, about one-sixth of all couples worldwide have difficulty conceiving… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Open Borders Promised More Trade and Free Movement - but Crossings Are Chaotic and Corrupt
West Africa has pursued one of the world's most ambitious border liberalisation schemes in the past four decades. The Ecowas Free Movement Protocol, signed in 1979, enables… Read more »
February 01
South Africa: What's Stopping Sunny South Africa's Solar Industry? Court Case Sheds Light On the Wider Problem
A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Freetown's Property Tax Is Designed to Plug Funding Gap - How Sierra Leone's Capital Went About It
Property taxes remain one of the most underperforming sources of revenue for urban development across Africa. One reason is that they are often opposed by the economic elites and… Read more »
Africa: Should Private Sector Executives Sit On the Boards of Non-Profits? There Are Risks and Benefits
Serving on a non-profit board can be deeply fulfilling and beneficial to the cause - but only if you're fully committed and prepared for the role. Read more »
January 31
Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy - Here's What the U.S., and World, Will Lose
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration - a year after President Donald Trump signed an… Read more »
January 30
South Sudan: South Sudan's White Army Explained - What It Is - and What It Isn't
The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the… Read more »
South Africa: Fossil Hunters Find a New Dinosaur Track Site On South Africa's Coast - the Youngest So Far
Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million years ago, a huge eruption of… Read more »
January 29
Africa: Rafiki Unbanned On Appeal - Why It's an Important Moment for African Film
The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first love. Directed by rising… Read more »
Kenya: Banning Rafiki Was Unlawful - Why New Court Ruling Is an Important Moment for African Film
The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first love. Directed by rising… Read more »
Africa: What Is Nipah Virus? and What Makes It So Deadly?
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries,… Read more »
Africa: Africa, Rating Agencies and the Cost of Debt
How much we pay for the debt that we incur determines a great deal in our lives. This is true of countries too. In the world of sovereign debt - money raised or borrowed by… Read more »
Africa: African Migration - Focusing On Europe Misses the Point - Most People Move Within the Continent
Images of rubber dinghies overcrowded with refugees heading for Europe and narratives about mistreatment and exploitation of migrants on unsafe migration routes have come to… Read more »
South Africa: Student Well-Being Comes From Care, but Is Caring Enough? Academics Reflect On 3 Stumbling Blocks
Students' well-being in higher education has been a growing concern globally since the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted learning and lives generally. Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Trump's Framing of Nigeria Insurgency As a War On Christians Risks Undermining Interfaith Peacebuilding
Nigeria "must do more to protect Christians," a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation's… Read more »
Africa: Small-Scale Farmers Produce More of the Rich World's Food Than Previously Thought - New Study
Who grows our food? This seemingly simple question is getting harder to answer in a world where our food crosses borders to get to our plate. Read more »
East Africa: Tanzania Is Losing Fertile Land to Soil Erosion
Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion - soil erosion caused by flowing water - is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even… Read more »
Africa: Life in Fossil Bones - What We Can Learn From Tiny Traces of Ancient Blood Chemicals
Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large… Read more »
West Africa: Indigenous Trees Might Be the Secret to Climate Resilient Dairy Farming in Benin, Says This New Study
In the drylands of Benin, west Africa, livestock farming is under growing pressure. Read more »
