Tag: Africa

Benin and the ECOWAS Crisis – Navigating Regional Challenges and Security Threats

Why is Benin Important In ECOWAS? In the context of multiple threats to regional stability, it is imperative to explore the interplay of factors surrounding Benin’s...

China, France, or the USA? Benin’s Strategic Balancing Act in Global Politics

One will learn how Benin balances its foreign relations in between coercive and persuasive forces of China, France, and the USA. This delicate balancing act...

Meet Namibia’s first female president-in-waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Henning Melber, University of Pretoria - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the...

Made in Burundi: Four Traditional Dishes at the Heart of East African Cuisine

In the kitchens of Bujumbura and the open-air hearths of rural villages, the flavors of Burundi simmer quietly, telling stories as old as the...

Empowering Women in Burundi: Gains and Gaps in Education, Employment, and Politics

In the rolling hills of Burundi, where subsistence farming still shapes much of daily life, the role of women has been shifting, though slowly,...

Burundi’s Hidden Wild: National Parks and the Quiet Push for Conservation

By Helen Struewn In the heart of East Africa, Burundi sits tucked between its more prominent neighbors, often overlooked on the maps of travelers chasing...

Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some cancers – new research

Henry Goodfellow, UCL - As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with...

Joe Biden in Africa: US president has ignored the continent for his entire term – why he’s visiting Angola

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...

Cancer care in Africa: translations of key words convey fear and need to change

Hannah Simba, African Population and Health Research Center - Language can give people the power to take an active part in their own healthcare,...

Brics+ could shape a new world order, but it lacks shared values and a unified identity

Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, University of South Africa - The last two summits of Brics countries have raised questions about the coalition’s identity and purpose....

South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system – what’s stopping it from being great

Susan Goldstein, University of the Witwatersrand and Haroon Saloojee, University of the Witwatersrand - The two public health interventions that have had the greatest...

Congo in Color: Fashion, Art, and Music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Kinshasa, the humid air hums with sound and movement. Street vendors call out over the steady rhythm of traffic; shopfronts spill their colors...

Flavors from the Heart of Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Culinary Heritage

By Jonas Loubin The scent of palm oil drifts from a pot balanced over glowing charcoal. Outside, rain presses on the corrugated roofs of Kinshasa’s...

From Virunga to Kinshasa: A Journey Through the DRC’s Wild Heart

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the line between the raw power of nature and the pulse of human life is rarely clear. This...

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