Abiodun Odusote, University of Lagos - Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, in the country’s south-south region. He also suspended the state governor and dissolved the...
Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand
As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires...
Samir Ramzy, Helwan University - Sudan’s south-western city of Nyala in Darfur recently became the centre of a significant political development.
After more than two years of fighting Sudan’s army, an alliance of armed and political groups backed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced the formation of a parallel government on 20 July 2025.
The new administration, dubbed the Government of Peace and Unity, is a coalition of armed movements from Darfur in Sudan’s western region, and Kordofan in the central region. Together, these regions account for about 46% of Sudan’s total land area.
The coalition has made Nyala its base. The city is a transit hub, with an airport 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 for health in Africa.
In the executive...
Njabulo Chipangura, University of Manchester - Dahomey, a new documentary film from the award-winning French director Mati Diop, follows the unconditional restitution process of 26 cultural heritage objects in 2021. The items were looted by French troops during an invasion and subsequent colonial occupation of the kingdom of Dahomey, now the present-day Republic of Benin, in November 1892.
Prior to its return, the collection was...
Anna-Lise Williamson, University of Cape Town - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the...
By Sally Barenger
In the shifting sands of North Africa, Algeria stands as both sentinel and mediator. The largest country on the continent, it occupies a strategic position that places it at the heart of the Maghreb’s security debates. With one foot in the Mediterranean and the other in the Sahel, its borders touch zones of persistent unrest and fragile peace.
Algeria’s posture in the region has been defined as much by what it avoids as by what it pursues. Since winning independence from France in 1962 after a bruising war, the nation has held fast to a doctrine of...
Suleman Lazarus, London School of Economics and Political Science
For a young man growing up in Ghana or Nigeria, few dreams burn brighter than becoming...
Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University - The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment...
Onyeka Onwenu remembered: Nigerian pop star, activist and voice of national unity
Austin Emielu, University of Ghana - The news of the death of Nigerian musician Onyeka Onwenu on 30 July 2024 hit me, as...
Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, University of St Andrews - Africa has 38 coastal and island nations. Their maritime industries – including energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing – play a crucial role in developing...
Dan Paget, University of Sussex - In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country’s...
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