March 04
Africa: Pepfar Funding to Fight HIV/Aids Has Saved 26 Million Lives Since 2003 - How Cutting It Will Hurt Africa
The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan… Read more »
Africa: Africa's 'Sleeping' Language, |xam, Has Been Written in Stone At Oxford University
A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes is being written into the fabric of the refurbished Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in the… Read more »
South Africa: Life After School for Young South Africans - Six Insights Into What Lies Ahead
At the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa faced a sobering reality. Fewer than a third of 25- to 34-year-olds had achieved at least a matric (12 years of schooling completed)… Read more »
Africa: Maps Showing China's Growing Influence in Africa Distort Reality - but Some Risks Are Real
Global power dynamics in Africa are shifting, with China eclipsing the influence of the US and France. China has become Africa's single largest trading partner. Read more »
March 03
Nigeria: Nigeria's 2025 Budget Has Major Flaws and Won't Ease Economic Burden
There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu's N54.99 trillion (US$36.6 billion) 2025 budget will lay a solid foundation for addressing some of the country's… Read more »
South Africa: Who's My Dad? in South Africa That's a Complex Question - Report Tracks the Rise of 'Social Fathers'
The State of South Africa's Fathers 2024 report is published by the new Tataokhona project at Stellenbosch University. The project focuses on research and interventions related to… Read more »
Africa: When Did Our Ancestors Start to Eat Meat Regularly? Fossilised Teeth Get Us Closer to the Answer
For decades, scientists have been learning more about the diets of early hominins, particularly their reliance on plants. Yet we still don't know when these ancestors of humans… Read more »
March 02
Africa: Africa's Elephants Have Been in Dramatic Decline for 50 Years. What Can Be Done to Save Them - New Study
Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Read more »
Ghana: What Are the Origins of the Asante's Famous Kente Cloth? I Traced Its History to Find Out
Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community… Read more »
March 01
Africa: Oscar Contender the Last Ranger Shows That the World Still Wants to See South African Stories
The Last Ranger is South Africa's latest Oscar nominated film - and the only African movie on the 2025 shortlist for the career-making US awards. Read more »
February 28
Africa: Africa's Newest Book Prize Is Named After Andreé Blouin - Who Was She?
Andrée Blouin was a political activist and writer from the Central African Republic. Until recently, her name hardly ever appeared in the grand narratives of Africa's… Read more »
February 27
Africa: Trump Administration Sets Out to Create an America Its People Have Never Experienced - One Without a Meaningful Government
The U.S. government is attempting to dismantle itself. Read more »
South Africa: Adapting to Climate Change Is Limited By People's Behaviour - How Social Innovation Can Help
Adapting to climate change is becoming more and more urgent. It is clear that climate risk cannot be managed by technical interventions alone. Read more »
Nigeria: Ayo Adebanjo - Nigerian Nationalist and Social Justice Crusader
Ayo Adebanjo, who has died at the age of 96, was one of Nigeria's foremost federalists, a pro-democracy activist and a social justice campaigner. Read more »
Africa: Pope Francis - Why His Papacy Matters for Africa - and for the World's Poor and Marginalised
Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the… Read more »
Africa: Mati Diop Is a New Star of African Cinema - What Her Award-Winning Movies Are About
Mati Diop has cinema in her blood. The 42-year-old Senegalese-French actress launched her feature film directing career in spectacular fashion with Atlantics, which took the top… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Why Freetown's Celebrated Tree Planting Scheme Won't Work for Other African Cities, or the Planet
More than a million trees have been planted in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone since 2020. This reforestation scheme, known as "FreetownTheTreeTown", has been celebrated for… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Malnutrition Crisis - Why a Cheaper Basket of Healthy Food Is the Answer
The death in early February of a 9-year-old South African boy, Alti Willard, who drank poison while scavenging for food in rubbish bins with his father, is a tragic reflection of… Read more »
February 26
Africa: African Union's New Chair Has a Long List of Tough Tasks - What It Will Take to Get Them Done
Following seven rounds of balloting, 60-year-old diplomat Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected the sixth chair of the African Union Commission in February 2025. Politics professor Ulf… Read more »
Africa: World's Largest Insect Faces Extinction - How to Save Two Species of Africa's Giant Goliath Beetle
One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west… Read more »
South Africa: 15 Million South Africans Don't Get Enough to Eat Every Day - 4 Solutions
At least 15 million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they don't have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives. Read more »
Africa: Climate Talks - Global South Must Seize the Moment and Take the Lead
The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has raised questions about whether progress can still be made on global policy to mitigate climate change. To explore these… Read more »
Africa: We Should Care More About Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Tools We Need to Fight Them
Throughout human history, disease outbreaks have emerged and re-emerged. What's different now is that with global travel, outbreaks can move quickly among and between populations. Read more »
February 25
Africa: The 'Lab-Leak Origin' of Covid-19. Fact or Fiction?
In a January 24 interview with the far-right-wing outlet Breitbart News, newly appointed CIA director John Ratcliffe stated that assessing intelligence on a potential Wuhan lab… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Goal to Plant 15 Billion Trees Should Include Farmers - Study Shows They Are Keen
Many African governments have set ambitious goals to plant trees as a way to combat climate change, restore degraded landscapes and improve livelihoods. The Kenyan government has… Read more »
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