August 19, 2025
Cameroon: Cameroon's Conflict Is Part of a Bigger Trend - Negotiations Are Losing Ground to Military Solutions
In central Africa, a violent conflict has been unfolding for nearly eight years. What began in 2016 as peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers against the increasing… Read more »
South Africa: Young South Africans Don't Bother With Elections - Would Lowering the Voting Age Make a Difference?
South Africa is due to hold local government elections in 2026. In the last election in 2021, only 15% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 21 registered for the election. In view of… Read more »
Africa: Hype and Western Values Are Shaping AI Reporting in Africa - What Needs to Change
News media shape public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence how society interacts with these technologies. For many people, especially those who have not… Read more »
West Africa: TikTok's Online Wild Meat Sellers - Study Finds Endangered Species On Offer in West Africa
In Togo and much of west Africa, wild meat remains an important part of daily life, valued for its taste, cultural traditions, and as a source of income for those who sell it. Read more »
August 18, 2025
Ghana: Drought Can Make Farmers Feel Worried and Hopeless - Ghana Study Finds Social Networks Help
Droughts are a familiar hardship in Ghana's semi-arid north, where rainfall is erratic and agriculture is the mainstay of rural economies. The economic and environmental effects of… Read more »
Algeria: Western Sahara - Why Algeria Supports the Sahrawi's Right to Govern Themselves
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in north-west Africa. It lies south of Morocco, north-east of Mauritania, and west of Algeria. It was formerly known as Spanish Sahara, until… Read more »
Nigeria: Women's Basketball in Nigeria Is On a Winning Streak - How to Take It Further
Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, won a fifth consecutive title at the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on 3 August. The… Read more »
August 17, 2025
Ghana: Ghana's War On Illegal Mining Has Failed - We Set Out to Find Out Why
Early in his eight-year tenure, in 2017, then Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo declared a moratorium on all small-scale gold mining. He established an inter-ministerial committee… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Top Climate Change Challenges - a Fairer Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels and Mobilising Funds
Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very… Read more »
August 15, 2025
South Africa: South Africa Has Chosen a Risky Approach to Global Politics - 3 Steps It Must Take to Succeed
South Africa finds itself in a dangerous historical moment. The world order is under threat from its own primary architect. The US wants to remain the premier global political… Read more »
August 14, 2025
Africa: The Global Plastics Treaty Process Has Fallen Flat. Here's What Went Wrong, and How You Can Help
Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting… Read more »
Tanzania: Abdulrazak Gurnah - Searching for Signs of Zanzibar's Most Famous Writer, All I Found Was Trinkets and Tourists
Zanzibar has long been an island of arrivals for traders, sailors, slaves and, more recently, waves of tourists. I arrived as a wedding guest and a reader of the Zanzibar born… Read more »
Nigeria: Fela and Food - How Lagos Restaurants Are Serving Up the Music Star's Legacy
In Lagos, Nigeria's commercial and creative capital, food is doing something unusual. It's keeping alive the spirit of a musician. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Independence Leader Julius Nyerere Built a New Army Fit for African Liberation - How He Did It
Tanzania has long enjoyed a reputation as a peaceful country. In contrast to most of its neighbours, this east African nation of 67 million people has largely avoided large-scale… Read more »
South Africa: Kippie Moeketsi's Global Influence - What Made the South African Saxophonist So Great
One of the most influential artists in South Africa's rich history of jazz is Kippie Moeketsi. He was born on 27 July 2025 and passed away at only 57. Read more »
Africa: Investing That Protects People and the Planet Is Growing - New Study Maps the Progress in South Africa
Institutional investors who invest on behalf of others are increasingly considering environmental conservation and safe working conditions as investment criteria. Read more »
August 13, 2025
Africa: We're Witnessing Last-Ditch Talks to Secure a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics… Read more »
Nigeria: Child Malnutrition Is a Sign of Conflict to Come - Nigerian Study Links Climate Change, Food and Violence
The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obvious immediate effects of global warming like water scarcity and crop failure. But beyond these,… Read more »
August 12, 2025
Africa: 33 Million Women Grow Food On Plots in Sub-Saharan Africa. Greener Farming Can Boost Their Earnings - Study
There are 33 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, making up 80% of the total farmer population. These farmers cultivate small plots of land of less than two hectares… Read more »
Western Sahara: Morocco Using Economic Clout to Strengthen Grip On Disputed Western Sahara Territory
Christopher Nolan, known for directing blockbusters like Memento, Interstellar and Oppenheimer, is facing public backlash for filming scenes of his new film, The Odyssey, in part… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's 1950 Kolloa Massacre - Britain Won't Own Up to Its Colonial Violence but Communities Need Closure
In 1950, British forces killed at least 29 civilians in one of the deadliest, but least chronicled, episodes of colonial violence in Kenya. Read more »
Chad: Succès Masra - How Chad's Opposition Firebrand Came to Be Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Chad's opposition firebrand and a former prime minister, Succès Masra, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 9 August. He was accused of inciting violence and hate speech… Read more »
August 11, 2025
Africa: Whales and Dolphins Regularly Hang Out With Each Other - New Study
As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement. Read more »
Africa: The International Order Is Shifting - African Countries Have an Opportunity to Reshape Global Power Relations
For too long, Africa's agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting to external scripts. The continent has copied political systems… Read more »
Nigeria: How Hot Is Your Home? Nigerian Study Explores Comfort Levels in Buildings
Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions? Read more »
