Laura Ferguson, University of Southern California and Bistra Dilkina, University of Southern California
Globally, nearly half of the deaths of children under five years are linked to malnutrition. In Kenya, it’s the leading cause...
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,...
Lesley Hope, University of Energy and Natural Resources - There are 33 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, making up 80% of the total farmer population. These farmers cultivate small plots of land of less than two hectares and don’t make much money, as they generally sell their produce in local markets. They usually lack the funds needed to process their crops into a product that could sell for a higher price, and they struggle to get into supply chains where they could sell for higher prices. Agricultural economist Lesley Hope has researched what is needed for women smallholder farmers to switch to agroecology – environmentally friendly farming that...
Christopher Isike, University of Pretoria and Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria
US president Joe Biden chose to visit Africa in the final weeks of his presidency. It would be his first trip to the continent since taking office in January...
Joyce Kimutai, Imperial College London - A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991 and 2020.
Scientists from World Weather Attribution, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and...
Astrid R.N. Haas, University of Toronto - Land prices across many African cities are soaring. This is because land is a city’s key asset. As urbanisation progresses, demand for land will rise, and therefore so will land prices, because the supply of land in cities is limited. Investments in public infrastructure, and zoning regulations that convert land to alternative uses, will also boost land value.
In fact, studies have shown that simply converting rural land to urban can increase its value by 400%.
All these changes are driven by the government and collective action, rather than by private individuals. But the...
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...
Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University and Alexandra Finch, Georgetown University
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the globe, with profound implications...
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...
Leila Demarest, Leiden University and Arnim Langer, KU Leuven - Lagos State, with an estimated population of 20 million, is Africa’s largest metropolis. Home to Nigeria’s commercial capital, it is a magnet for...
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