April 22
Africa: 6 African Thinkers Who Help Us Understand the World - New Book
Who counts as an intellectual? In many traditions, the figure of the intellectual is tied to the search for truth, social critique and public engagement. From the Dreyfus Affair (a… Read more »
April 21
Africa: The End of Oil? As Fuel Shocks Cascade, 53 Nations Gather to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout
US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as "drill, baby, drill". Yet he is doing more than almost anyone to… Read more »
Africa: One in Three Young Women in Africa Have Never Tested for HIV - New Study Shows Where the Gaps Lie
HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV… Read more »
East Africa: East African Community's Expansion Has Triggered Financial Troubles - Why Solutions Come With Risks
The East African Community is one of Africa's oldest regional economic organisations. Its birth in 1967 was the culmination of decades of economic ties forged in the colonial era… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Mining Law Aims to Stop Speculation but Leaves Communities in Limbo - Insights From a Lithium Case Study
Ghana's parliament ratified the country's first lithium mining agreement in March 2026. This came three years after lithium mining was confirmed as commercially viable in September… Read more »
April 20
Africa: New Plastic Film Covered in Thousands of Tiny Pillars Can Tear Apart Viruses On Contact
Think of how many surfaces you touch every day, from your kitchen bench to the hand rail on the bus or train, your work desk and your phone screen. Read more »
Uganda: Women Working in Uganda's Pig Sector - How Challenging Prejudices Can Unlock Opportunities - Research
In some communities in Uganda, women aren't supposed to work with pigs. This stems from restrictive social and gender norms, some of which are rooted in culture and religious… Read more »
South Africa: Political Violence in South Africa Is Driven By a Power Elite Trying to Establish Dominance - New Research
For much of the past two decades, South Africa's recurring waves of protest have been interpreted through a dominant lens: the failure of the post-apartheid state to deliver… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Young Africans Will Inherit a Climate Crisis - How Kids in Sierra Leone Are Getting Ready
If today's young people are tomorrow's leaders, they will inherit not only the world's problems but also the tools and ideas to solve them. One of the biggest changes they will… Read more »
April 19
South Africa: Small Businesses That Go Green Could Make a Big Impact in South Africa - Study Analyses What's in Their Way
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 98% of all businesses in South Africa. There are between 2.4 million and 3.5 million in the country. They play a vital role in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's New Election Law Leaves Gaps - 5 Reforms for Free, Fair and Credible Polls
Nigeria's new Electoral Act, passed in February 2026, is a significant attempt to overhaul the country's electoral framework. Read more »
Madagascar: Madagascar's Ancient Baobabs Store 700 Years of Climate Secrets - What They Reveal
Madagascar is home to seven species of baobab trees, of which six are found nowhere else on the planet. Many of the trees have been alive for well over 1,000 years. The ancient… Read more »
April 17
Ethiopia: Ancient Teeth Reveal Clues to the Environment Humans' Early Ancestors Evolved in Millions of Years Ago
Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. Read more »
Africa: The IMF Enjoys Preferred Creditor Status - Why It Shouldn't Be the Judge When It Comes to Other Lenders
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be an arbiter of discussions about which other multilateral financial institutions should qualify for preferred creditor status.… Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Bird and Tortoise Fossil Tracks On South Africa's Coast - Latest Findings Are World Firsts
The south coast of South Africa's Western Cape province is a rich source of fossil tracks and traces - clues suggesting what this environment may have been like many thousands of… Read more »
Morocco: Moroccan Dinosaur's Fearsome Tail Spikes Evolved Much Earlier Than We Thought - New Discovery
In the heart of the Middle Atlas Mountains in central Morocco, a global team of palaeontologists and geologists has discovered new remains of a very unusual dinosaur. It belonged… Read more »
Congo-Brazzaville: Congo-Brazzaville Election - Boycotts, Blackouts and Growing Dissent but Denis Sassou Nguesso Held On to Power
The 2026 presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville (the Republic of the Congo) returned Denis Sassou Nguesso for a fifth consecutive term, with a definitive 94.90% of the vote. Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Want Solar Power but They Worry Panels Will Be Stolen - Study
South Africa would seem like the perfect place for widespread uptake of solar energy. Read more »
Namibia: Seeing Women Govern Encourages Support for Women in Politics - With No Apparent Backlash Among Men
Quotas designed to bring gender parity to parliaments have an overall positive impact on support for female political leadership - especially after women members of parliament take… Read more »
April 15
Somalia: China's Military Support for Somalia Is On the Rise - What Taiwan and Somaliland Have to Do With It
China recently pledged to expand military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab militants. Beijing has promised equipment, training and closer security cooperation… Read more »
Africa: China's Africa Strategy Is Shifting and Iran Conflict Will Speed It Up
The global geoeconomic volatility wrought by the second Donald Trump US presidency and hostilities in the Middle East make the shift in China's Africa strategy even more important… Read more »
April 14
Mozambique: Mozambique Relies On Rwanda's Troops to Fight Terrorism - What Happens If They Leave?
Rwanda has threatened to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, signalling a potentially decisive shift in the southern African country's security… Read more »
Africa: Love, Grace and World Peace - How an African Saint Has Shaped Pope Leo's Worldview
Pope Leo XIV's first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff's visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers is an attempt to strengthen… Read more »
Egypt: Cairo's City of the Dead Is More Than a Cemetery - It's a Living Neighbourhood At Risk
On religious festival mornings, Egyptians gather among tombs in Cairo's City of the Dead, a four-mile medieval necropolis at the foot of the Mokattam Hills. They're upholding a… Read more »
Senegal: Afcon Controversy - What a Sports Law Specialist Says About Senegal Being Stripped of the Title
Two months after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final, which was won by Senegal in January 2026, the appeal board of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) decided to… Read more »
