Brussels - President von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa were in Cape Town, where they met South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa for the EU-South Africa Summit.
The summit marked a significant step forward in...
Anda David, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Rawane Yasser, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
An increasingly strong case is being made to bring inequality into discussions about climate change. The logic behind this...
Yaseera Ismail, Stellenbosch University - A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China and South Africa. The connection spanned a remarkable 12,900km: the longest intercontinental quantum communication link established to date. The longest before this was 7,600km and within the northern hemisphere only.
It was achieved with quantum key distribution, a method for a sender and receiver to share a secure key that they can use to safely send messages. Any interception during transmission leaves traces that can be detected. It involves sending single photons (tiny particles of light).
If someone tries to intercept the photons, the photons get disturbed...
In Luanda, the rhythms of daily life unfold against a backdrop of political transformation. Markets bustle, skyscrapers rise along the coastline, and debates over...
Lilac Nachum, Strathmore University - Africa is the world’s most endowed continent in agricultural potential, yet it remains a marginal player in global agribusiness. This paradox lies at the heart of Africa’s development challenge.
Africa’s land accounts for nearly half...
Olivier Walther, University of Florida; Andrea Apolloni, Cirad, and Lacey Harris-Coble, University of Florida
A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural products and livestock in the region. But the system was closed down in 2022 due to a lack of funding by regional organisations.
The mechanism provided West African countries...
Julia Taylor, University of the Witwatersrand and Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand
Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and...
Heike Baumüller, University of Bonn and Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, University of Bonn
Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions.
Advances in digital devices, such as smartphones, sensors and satellites, connected through the internet and combined with big data analytics, enable solution providers to collect and analyse large amounts of farm data. This is data related to the farmer, the farming site, operations and commercial transactions.
This has raised...
Gary Wilson, Liverpool John Moores University - Recently, the US ambassador to the United Nations announced America’s support for the creation of two new...
Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne - Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Jan Pospisil, Coventry University - Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage in...
Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin, King Abdulaziz University - The ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is complex. It’s rooted in weak state institutions, ethnic diversity and historical...
Kwame Adjei-Mantey, University of Pretoria and Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria - Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and...
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