April 04, 2023
South Africa: Green Energy - South Africa's Transition Must Avoid Deepening Inequality
Since the UN Climate Change Agreement was signed by 196 nations in December 2015, many countries have announced policies to reduce their fossil fuel emissions. Read more »
Africa: Fake Medicines Are a Dangerous Threat in Africa - 3 Ways to Spot Them
At the end of a long day, you realise you're starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from the street vendor, and take two. But how do you know what those pills really… Read more »
Nigeria: Timeless Review - Nigerian Star Davido's New Album Is Mostly Form Over Substance
Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido (David Adeleke) has demonstrated himself to be a master of showboating. He is able to milk every situation to the maximum. And he did not disappoint… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Kenya: Mass Protests Have a Long and Rich History - But Have Been Hijacked By the Elites
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the country. Odinga and his team have questioned… Read more »
West Africa: Is Democracy On the Ballot in West Africa? What the Latest Data Tells Us
Democracy indices compiled by respected organisations have suggested that around the world, there's an increase in authoritarianism or democratic backsliding. Read more »
South Africa: Tanzania-South Africa - Deep Ties Evoke Africa's Sacrifices for Freedom
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently paid a state visit to South Africa aimed at strengthening bilateral political and trade relations. As the South African presidency… Read more »
Southern Africa: Archaeology Shows How Hunter-Gatherers Fitted Into Southern Africa's First City, 800 Years Ago
Where the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers meet, forming the modern border between Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, lies a hill that hardly stands out from the rest. One could easily… Read more »
April 02, 2023
South Africa: One in Five Households Begs for Food - The Link Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health
At least ten million South Africans didn't have enough food or money to buy food in 2019, according to the country's statistics agency. This food insecurity remains a leading… Read more »
Ethiopia: The War On Tigray Wiped Out Decades of Environmental Progress - How to Start Again
The Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, used to be a model for land restoration in Africa. It won multiple awards and recognition. Read more »
March 30, 2023
Africa: Polio - Leading Virologist Offers a Beginner's Guide to the Different Viruses and Vaccines
On 17 March 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that health officials in Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had detected cases of vaccine-derived… Read more »
Africa: Happy Songs - These Are the Musical Elements That Make Us Feel Good
Music has a unique power to affect the way people feel and many people use music to enhance or change their mood, channel emotions and for psychological support. Read more »
Nigeria: Catfish in Nigeria - We Set About Finding Ways of Making It More Appealing
African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) farming has become a popular agricultural business sector in Nigeria. This is because the species can adapt to a wide range of temperatures and… Read more »
South Africa: Amapiano Awards - South Africa's Dance Music Scene Spreads Its Joy Across the World
In 2019 amapiano began to dominate South Africa's dance floors to such an extent that, by 2021, the first South African Amapiano Awards were held to mark the rise of the country's… Read more »
Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina's Release and Apology - a Master Stroke By Kagame
Rwanda's ministry of justice recently announced the pardon and release of Paul Rusesabagina from jail. Rusesabagina was involved in events portrayed in the 2004 Hollywood film… Read more »
March 29, 2023
East Africa: Ancient DNA Is Restoring the Origin Story of the Swahili People of the East African Coast
The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and… Read more »
Ghana: Does Democracy Fuel Corruption? Most Ghanaians Don't Think So
Does democracy breed corruption - particularly in developing countries? Read more »
Ethiopia: The Astonishing Life and Music of Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the Ethiopian Nun Who's Died At 99
As the Ethiopian pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou approached the age of 100, fans and music critics from the US to Ethiopia, Israel to Europe have been eagerly… Read more »
Africa: The World Is Hooked On Junk Food - How Big Companies Pull It Off
It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or scroll through social media without being exposed to an advertisement telling us that all we need for a little… Read more »
Africa: Industries Can Harm Health in Many Ways - Here Are 3 That Aren't So Obvious
A recent ground-breaking series of reports in the science journal The Lancet unpacks what commercial determinants of health are, and how they affect public health. It uses a new,… Read more »
Africa: Long Covid Puts Some People At Higher Risk of Heart Disease - They Need Better Long-Term Monitoring
Lasting damage to the heart and brain is an aspect of long COVID that should receive much more attention than it has so far. We have sufficient evidence now to call for ongoing… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's New Anti- LGBTQ+ Law Could Lead to Death Penalty for Same-Sex 'Offences'
People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country's parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The… Read more »
Africa: Young People in Africa Should Have a Say in Decisions That Affect Their Health
Most of Africa's population - 70% - is under 30 years old. In 2017 there were 628 million young people under 25 on the continent. This figure is predicted to reach 945 million by… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's New Deputy President Paul Mashatile Tasked with Restoring Stability
In a recent cabinet reshuffle President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Paul Mashatile, the deputy president of South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), as… Read more »
South Africa: ICC Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin - a King-Size Dilemma for South Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an international arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes regarding the unlawful deportation of… Read more »
South Africa: The South African Council On Sport At 50 - the Fight for Sports Development Is Still Relevant Today
It's 50 years since the official formation of the South African Council on Sport (Sacos). Sacos was the sport wing of the anti-apartheid liberation movement. It was established in… Read more »