October 26, 2025
South Africa: Ethiopian Quarter - How Migrants Have Shaped a Thriving Shopping District in South Africa's City of Gold
Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Banks Are Not Lending Enough to Sectors Where It Matters Most, Like Agriculture and Manufacturing
Bank lending is a major source of funding for businesses in Ghana. It helps pay for operational expenditure and investment in expansion of productive capacity. Therefore, it is… Read more »
October 23, 2025
Africa: Rift Valley Fever - What It Is, How It Spreads and How to Stop It
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause… Read more »
South Africa: Black Coffee and Enhle Ruling Sends a Clear Message - Customary and White Weddings Are Equal in South Africa
South African actress and businesswoman Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has won a victory in the Johannesburg High Court. It ruled that her customary marriage to music star Nkosinathi "Black… Read more »
Africa: High-Tech Cameras Capture the Secrets of Venomous Snake Bites
For more than 60 million years, venomous snakes have slithered across Earth. Read more »
South Africa: Ancient Antelope Teeth Offer Surprise Insights Into How Early Humans Lived
Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ancestors lived and survived. Habitat shapes everything,… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Air Links Are Poor - Can the G20 Push for More Direct Flights to Improve Tourism and Trade?
In Africa, less than one in five continental airline routes are direct. Air connections are decided by factors like trade levels, diplomatic relations, and whether there's enough… Read more »
October 22, 2025
Africa: Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines Could Unlock the Next Revolution in Cancer Treatment - New Research
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a… Read more »
Africa: Cannabis Boom in South Africa and Zimbabwe Is Good for Wealthy Investors, Bad for Small Farmers
Cannabis is booming as an ingredient in everything from supplementary oils, inflammation-reducing skin creams, lip balms to health drinks and gummy sweets that promise to reduce… Read more »
Africa: Cancer Drug Quality in Africa Is a Worry - What We Found in a 4-Country Study
The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Elections Have Already Been Decided - Outtara Will Win and Democracy Will Lose
Even before the ballot, the 25 October presidential polls in Côte d'Ivoire can already be described as a loss to democracy and democratic values. Incumbent president Alassane… Read more »
Kenya: Raila Odinga - the Kenyan Statesman Who Championed Competitive Politics and Accountability
Raila Amolo Odinga, who died on 15 October 2025, aged 80, ran five times for the Kenyan presidency but didn't win. Yet he became a statesman of enormous influence, whose political… Read more »
October 21, 2025
Madagascar: Madagascar Protests - How Ousted President Andry Rajoelina's Urban Agenda Backfired
The youth-led protests that eventually brought down Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina were sparked, in part, by his attempt to use large-scale urban infrastructure projects as… Read more »
Madagascar: Madagascar Coup - Why Turning a Blind Eye to an Unpopular President Weakens Regional Bodies
What began in late September as Madagascar's student demonstrations over crippling electricity outages and water shortages quickly evolved into broader demands for political… Read more »
Kenya: Fish Is Good Food and Demand Outstrips Supply in Kenya - How to Produce More and Get It to Market Safely
Fish are a nutritious, affordable protein and source of income to those who catch and sell them. As millions of people in Africa suffer from undernutrition, a lack of vital… Read more »
October 20, 2025
Kenya: Young Mothers in Kenya Face a Higher Risk of Giving Birth Early - Study Explores Why
Preterm babies are those born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. The global figure for babies born early was 13.4 million in 2020. But statistics on preterm babies… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs 200,000km of Durable New Roads but It's Expensive - We Tested Plastic to Make Them Stronger and Cheaper
Nigeria doesn't have enough roads, and it's making life harder for people, especially in rural areas. The Nigerian government's latest estimate is that the country needs another… Read more »
Africa: The Great Wildebeest Migration, Seen From Space - Satellites and AI Are Helping Count Africa's Wildlife
The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1,000km… Read more »
October 19, 2025
South Africa: 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' Is Corporate Gaslighting - the Real Change Must Come From the Fossil Fuel Industry
"Reduce, reuse, recycle." For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world's go-to environmental mantra. Read more »
Nigeria: Should Boko Haram Fighters Be Given a Second Chance in Society? We Asked 2,000 Young Nigerians
Across the world, the question of how to deal with former fighters remains urgent. From Nigeria and Iraq to Syria and the Sahel, governments are wrestling with how to bring people… Read more »
October 17, 2025
Africa: How 'Conflict-Free' Minerals Are Used in the Waging of Modern Wars
Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops… Read more »
South Africa: Zoë Wicomb, the South African-Scottish Writer Who Told Powerful Stories About Belonging
Zoë Wicomb, a celebrated South African-Scottish writer and scholar, has died. Read more »
October 16, 2025
Kenya: Pregnant Teens in Kenya's Low-Income Areas Avoid Health Care Because of Fear and Stigma
"I feared people and feared the doctors because they would probably judge or insult me. So, she (mother) told me no, that should not be the case, and so she offered to take me." Read more »
Madagascar: Madagascar's Military Power Grab Shows Africa's Coup Problem Isn't Restricted to the Sahel Region
Those who rise to power through a coup often fall by the same means. Read more »
Kenya: Raila Odinga - the Man Who Changed Kenya Without Ever Ruling It
Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics. Read more »
