Sudan: Sudan's War Isn't Nearly Over - Armed Civilian Groups Are Rising

Sudan's war, now entering its third year, has taken another unexpected turn. In March 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), also known as the Janjaweed, withdrew from Khartoum,… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Coalition Government Is Crumbling - Why Collapse Would Carry a Heavy Cost

South Africa's multi-party government of national unity (GNU), which emerged in the wake of the May 2024 elections, marked a turning point in the country's political history. It… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon Elections - Why a Landmark Vote Won't Bring Real Change

The upcoming elections in Gabon will test whether the country is on a firm democratic footing, or whether it will be business as usual with military men in control, but under the… Read more »

Africa: Will Africa's Young Voters Continue to Punish Incumbents At the Ballot Box in 2025?

Voters in Gabon head to the ballot box on April 12, 2025, in a vote that marks the first election in the Central African nation since a 2023 coup ended the 56-year rule of the… Read more »

Africa: New Study Unravels the Genetic History of Africa's Largest Pastoralist Fulani Community

The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries, from the Atlantic shores of Senegal… Read more »

South Africa: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power - What's Behind the Ruling

Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired… Read more »

Africa: Critically Ill Patients in African Hospitals Aren't Getting the Care They Need - New Survey

When someone falls critically ill, hospitals are expected to provide life-saving care. But in many African countries, intensive care units are rare. Critically ill patients are… Read more »

Africa: Wild Meat Is Eaten By Millions, but Puts Billions At Risk - How to Manage the Trade

One of the most pressing issues of our time is the wild meat trade. Why? Because it's consumed by millions and puts billions at risk from emerging diseases. It provides food and… Read more »

Africa: Chile and South Africa Could Be Green Hydrogen Exporters - but Setting Up Industries With Debt Is Dangerous

Vast amounts of renewable energy are needed to produce green hydrogen, a new form of energy made by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power. Read more »

Africa: Earth's Oceans Once Turned Green - and They Could Change Again

Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese researchers have made a compelling case that Earth's oceans… Read more »

Egypt: Tutankhamun - Plain-Looking Mud Trays in Pharaoh's Tomb Have Been Key Part of Complex Afterlife Rituals

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in… Read more »

Africa: Trump's Tariff Hikes and South Africa - Hunt for New Agricultural Markets Must Begin Now

The South African government has underscored the urgent need to diversify the country's agricultural exports in the wake of the US decision to increase tariffs on its trading… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Refugee Camps Are Plagued By Flooding - We Looked Into Drainage Systems That Can Withstand Local Conditions

Almost one million people live in 24 camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopia. They have fled wars and massacres in South Sudan and Somalia, and forced… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Boda Boda Bikes Are Deadly Polluters - Study Models How Going Electric Could Save Lives

In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Image Abroad - How Western Countries Are Beginning to Turn Their Backs

Rwanda enjoyed good relations with the western world for many years. This was due to systematic and intentional efforts to build its profile as a constructive regional actor,… Read more »

Africa: Politics Aside, New Research Shows There Are Good Financial Reasons to Back Working From Home

In the pre-industrial era, people often lived and worked in the same building. This removed the need to travel to work. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Courts Are Corruption Hotspots - Radical Actions the Chief Justice Must Take

Kenya's chief justice, Martha Koome, announced a change of strategy in March 2025 to fight corruption in the judiciary. The country's courts are some of the hotspots of corrupt… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan On the Brink of Civil War - Bold Action From the International Community Is Needed

South Sudan is likely to return to full-blown civil war unless the international community takes a radical approach to stabilise the country and re-engage in the peace process. Read more »

Africa: South Africa As G20 Leader Can Take Action On Africa's Food Supply - 4 Ways to Make a Difference

South Africa, the only African country that is a member of the G20, holds the presidency of the grouping until the end of November 2025. During this time, it could help drive the… Read more »

West Africa: Amadou Bagayoko - the Blind Malian Musician Whose Joyful Songs Changed West African Music

Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam - known as "the blind couple of Mali" - passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He… Read more »

Somalia: How the Small Autonomous Region of Puntland Found Success in Battling Islamic State in Somalia

On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a "province" of the Islamic State group.… Read more »

Africa: Do African MPs Reflect the People Who Vote for Them? We Studied 17 Countries to Find Out

By the end of 2025, 42 African countries will have held national elections in the previous 24 months. But do these elections produce parliaments that accurately reflect the… Read more »

Africa: We Studied Smallholder Farming in Three African Countries for 10 Years - Why Profitable Irrigation Is Key

The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation… Read more »

Africa: Woman-to-Woman Marriage in West Africa - a Vanishing Tradition of Power and Agency

Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a… Read more »

Africa: Why Was South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Expelled? a View of the Ebrahim Rasool Affair

In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio… Read more »