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Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Claire Bedelian, ODI Global and Guy Jobbins, ODI Global Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones of hunger, conflict and poverty...

How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for – Malawi research

Melani Ratih Mahanani, University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral...

Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken it

Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the...

Raila Odinga: the Kenyan statesman who championed competitive politics and accountability

John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University - Raila Amolo Odinga, who died on 15...

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum, Strathmore University - Africa is the world’s most endowed continent in agricultural...

Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Claire Bedelian, ODI Global and Guy Jobbins, ODI Global Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones of hunger, conflict and poverty on the other. Media...

How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for – Malawi research

Melani Ratih Mahanani, University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Nearly 41 million...

Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking

Anitia Lubbe, North-West University - Across universities worldwide, a quiet revolution is underway. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and Gemini are being used to produce essays, summarise readings, and even conduct complex assignments. Generative artificial intelligence is a kind of AI that can handle a variety of creative tasks in diverse domains, such as arts, music and education. For many university teachers, this raises alarm bells about plagiarism and integrity. While some institutions have rushed to restrict or support AI use, others are still unsure how to respond. But focusing only on policing misses a bigger issue: whether students are really learning. As an education researcher, I’m...

Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Claire Bedelian, ODI Global and Guy Jobbins, ODI Global Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones...

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US-Nigeria relations: what it means to be a ‘country of particular concern’ and why it matters

Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology For the second time in five years,...

Violence against women and children is deeply connected. Three ways to break the patterns

Phiwe Babalo Nota, University of Cape Town and Wiedaad Slemming, University of Cape Town In South Africa, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women, and it is pervasive. According...

Raila Odinga: the Kenyan statesman who championed competitive politics and accountability

John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University - Raila Amolo Odinga, who died on 15 October 2025, aged 80, ran five times for the Kenyan presidency but didn’t win. Yet he became a statesman...

Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Claire Bedelian, ODI Global and Guy Jobbins, ODI Global Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness...