July 15, 2025
Africa: Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems - Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times
Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that - navigate climate shocks… Read more »
July 14, 2025
Zambia: Zambia Facing a Democratic Crossroads As It Enters a Fresh Constitutional Crisis
The election of Zambia's president, Hakainde Hichilema, in 2021 was widely interpreted as a victory for democracy. Zambia had suffered rising repression under former leader Edgar… Read more »
Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari - Nigeria's Military Leader Turned Democratic President Leaves a Mixed Legacy
Nigeria's former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents.… Read more »
Africa: Donor-Egg Pregnancies May Come With Higher Rates of Serious Complications - Here's What You Need to Know
More women than ever are carrying babies conceived with someone else's egg - but few are told that this might carry greater health risks. Read more »
Africa: Many Fish Are Social, but Pesticides Are Pushing Them Apart
Scientists have detected pesticides in rivers, lakes and oceans worldwide. So what are these pesticides doing to the fish? Read more »
Rwanda: 4 Things Every Peace Agreement Needs - and How the DRC-Rwanda Deal Measures Up
The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war in eastern DRC. The United… Read more »
Ghana: University Graduates in Ghana Must Serve Society for a Year - Study Suggests It's Good for National Unity
Almost 70 years after independence was gained across the continent, many African countries continue to face the complex task of managing ethnic diversity and building national… Read more »
South Africa: Bullying, Violence and Vandalism in Primary School - Study Explores a Growing Crisis in South Africa
South African primary schools are facing a crisis. Every day, learners fight, bully, destroy property, and intimidate other learners and teachers, turning what should be safe… Read more »
July 13, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria's Maroko Eviction Remembered - a Brutal Legacy Lives On
Thirty-five years ago in mid-July, bulldozers demolished the homes, hopes and aspirations of over 300,000 people in the low income community of Maroko, in Lagos, Nigeria. This… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Lithium Is in Demand for Making Batteries - How to Make Sure Benefits Flow to the Local Economy
Zimbabwe has the largest lithium reserves on the African continent. Lithium has been mined since the colonial period in the 1950s. It's a critical part of rechargeable lithium-ion… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Freshwater Ecosystems Depend On Little Creatures Like Insects and Snails - Study Maps Overlooked Species
Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity. Read more »
Madagascar: Lemurs Can Help Save Madagascan Forests, but First We Need to Protect Them
Most people's encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children's media, like Zoboomafoo or Madagascar. However, most people don't know that… Read more »
Africa: Guineafowl Can Outsmart Extreme Temperatures - We Spent a Year Finding Out How
Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa's most familiar birds - the… Read more »
July 11, 2025
Africa: Berg Winds in South Africa - the Winter Weather Pattern That Increases Wildfire Risks
Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how… Read more »
July 10, 2025
Ghana: TikTok Users in Ghana and Zimbabwe Enjoy Making Fun of Government - Why It Can Have a Downside
Browse the internet or turn on the global news and chances are the coverage of Africa you find is about war, coups, displaced populations and disease. Read more »
South Africa: Devil Worship, Muti and Murder - What's Behind the Growth of Occult Gangs in South Africa?
Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Plants - a Database Project Has Recorded 65,000 Species - and Is Still Growing
The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and Madagascar. Since 2006, every plant species ever… Read more »
July 09, 2025
South Africa: Sacred Sites in South Africa Can Protect Natural Heritage and Culture - Here's How
Nature isn't confined to officially protected areas. A lot can be done to conserve biodiversity in other places too. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity agreed in… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Needs More Drinkable Water - How Windy Coastal Resorts Could Help
Egypt is facing a growing water crisis due to its arid climate, limited water resources, and rapidly increasing population. The country of 114 million people depends heavily on the… Read more »
Africa: New Clues From 2 Million-Year-Old Tooth Enamel Tell Us More About an Ancient Relative of Humans
For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and… Read more »
July 08, 2025
Africa: Can You Trust Climate Information? How and Why Powerful Players Are Misleading the Public
Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing… Read more »
Africa: Food Trade Regimes Harm People and the Planet - How the G20 Can Drive Improvements
African food systems face daunting challenges in the face of climate change. They must ensure fair access to food for residents of Africa's growing cities and create decent jobs… Read more »
South Africa: Tax Season in South Africa - the System Is Designed to Tackle Inequality - How It Falls Short
South Africa's personal income tax system is in the spotlight as the country's tax filing season gets under way. Personal income tax is an important way of redistributing income… Read more »
July 07, 2025
West Africa: West Africa Terror - Why Attacks On Military Bases Are Rising - and Four Ways to Respond
More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country's military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat… Read more »
Africa: Do Women Have to Pee More Often? the Answer Is Surprisingly Complex
"Are we stopping again already?" It's a familiar complaint on family road trips and one that's often aimed at women. From sitcoms to stand-up routines, the idea that women have… Read more »
