June 30, 2025
Africa: African Women Are Key to Fighting Climate Change - These Are the Green Skills They Will Need
Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making… Read more »
South Africa: Jobless Young South Africans Often Lose Hope - New Study Proves the Power of Mentorship
More than a third of young South Africans are not in employment, education or training. This cohort of 3.4 million (37.1% of those aged 15-24) risks long-term joblessness.… Read more »
June 29, 2025
South Africa: Battery Swapping Stations Powered By Solar and Wind - We Show How This Could Work for Electric Vehicles in South Africa
Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by… Read more »
Tanzania: Zanzibar's Baobab Trees Used to Be a Valued Part of Society - Drone Images Help Prove It
Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists… Read more »
June 28, 2025
Uganda: How Does Marburg Virus Spread Between Species? Young Ugandan Scientist's Photos Give Important Clues
In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound - formed by bat excrement - and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Africa: Africa's Development Banks Are Being Undermined - the Continent Will Pay the Price
Ghana and Zambia's official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the… Read more »
June 26, 2025
South Africa: Women Trapped With Abusers - South Africa's Covid Lockdowns Exposed Serious Protection Gaps
The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus from 2020 to 2022 have been studied extensively. Research in South Africa shows that… Read more »
Africa: Netflix Gives African Film a Platform - but the Cultural Price Is High
Netflix began its Africa operations in South Africa in 2016. When the US streaming giant announced it was setting up shop in Nigeria in 2020, many west African film-makers,… Read more »
Africa: Why Evolution Can Explain Human Testicle Size but Not Our Unique Chins
The human body is a machine whose many parts - from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain - have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4… Read more »
Africa: Can Academics Use AI to Write Journal Papers? What the Guidelines Say
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to "intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt based on sets of rules and environments which mimic human intelligence". This… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - Foreign Interests Are Deepening a Devastating War - Only Regional Diplomacy Can Stop Them
The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has raged since April 2023. It's turned Sudan into the site of one of the world's most catastrophic… Read more »
Nigeria: Detty December Started As a Nigerian Cultural Moment. Now It's Spreading Across the Continent - and Minting Money
Every December in Nigeria and Ghana a giant party takes place, unfolding in a whirlwind of concerts, festivals, weddings, art shows, dress-ups, meet-ups and travel. Locals and… Read more »
June 25, 2025
Zambia: Zambia Runs On Mostly Green Power, but Households Use Polluting Cooking Fuel - Study Suggests How to Fix This
Zambia, like many African countries, is facing a crisis over clean cooking fuel. Over 80% of the population still relies on polluting fuels like charcoal and firewood. This exposes… Read more »
Africa: Autonomous AI Systems Can Help Tackle Global Food Insecurity
There is a growing and urgent need to address global food insecurity. This urgency is underscored by reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which… Read more »
South Africa: Migrants in South Africa's Economic Powerhouse Often Go Hungry - the Drivers and What Can Be Done About It
About 281 million people globally have migrated from their country of origin to another country. This movement can be temporary or permanent and can occur for various reasons,… Read more »
Africa: Our Oceans Are in Trouble - How to Move Beyond the Outrage and Start Taking Real Action
Our oceans are in trouble. Catches from many of the world's fisheries are declining, with some fishing practices destroying enormous areas of the sea bed. Habitat loss through… Read more »
June 24, 2025
Mozambique: Mozambique After 50 Years of Independence - What's There to Celebrate?
Mozambique's government, led by the Frelimo party, has long been planning celebrations for 2025. It is 50 years since independence, won after an anti-colonial war against Portugal… Read more »
Africa: Bats Get Fat to Survive Hard Times. but Climate Change Is Threatening Their Survival Strategy
Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent… Read more »
South Africa: The Right to Water Is Out of Reach for Many South Africans - Case Study Offers Solutions
South Africa's constitution says "everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water". In reality, however, this right is not enjoyed by all. Many places experience… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Police Brutality - It Will Take More Than Laws and Public Anger to Change Behaviour
Kenya has once again been reminded of brutality within its police force. Two events in mid-June 2025 pointed to the grave challenge that Kenya must confront to reform the service. Read more »
June 23, 2025
West Africa: Mpox in Sierra Leone - What's Behind the Recent Surge and Why West Africa Is At Risk
As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries… Read more »
Africa: Which African Countries Are Flourishing? Scientists Have a New Way of Measuring Well-Being
What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing - a sense of well-being that goes beyond just… Read more »
Africa: African Finance Ministers Shouldn't Be Making Bond Deals - How to Hand Over the Job to Experts
Eurobonds, debts owed in a foreign currency, have become a quick and attractive way for African countries to borrow money. They are behind a sharp rise in commercial borrowing as a… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Big Rooftops Could Power 6 Million Homes - How to Make It Happen
South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals - big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for… Read more »
June 22, 2025
Kenya: Kenya's Police Still Kill With Impunity - What Needs to Be Done to Stop Them
Weeks ahead of the first anniversary in Kenya of the Gen Z-led anti-government protests that resulted in at least 60 deaths and displays of police brutality, news broke that Albert… Read more »
