Tag: Africa

Victory for women’s rights in Ghana as affirmative action law is passed – what must happen next

Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University - The passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 by the country’s parliament on 30 July 2024...

Climate change has deep historical roots – Amitav Ghosh explores how capitalism and colonialism fit in

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...

First delivery of mpox vaccine doses from the Commission arrive today in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Brussels - Today, close to 100,000 mpox vaccine doses will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), making these the first delivery of the vaccine to...

Giant batteries to store wind and solar power can speed up South Africa’s energy transition – how that can happen

Gbenga Apata, University of Johannesburg - South Africa is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition: trying to decarbonise its economy (move away...

Mpox vaccines: where they come from and what stands in the way of distributing them in Africa

Anna-Lise Williamson, University of Cape Town - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the...

Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild

Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation - Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass...

Al-Shabaab is 18 years old: six factors behind the Somali militant group’s resilience

Stig Jarle Hansen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences - The United Nations security council unanimously voted on 15 August 2024 to extend the mandate...

Competition in South Africa’s electricity market: new law paves the way, but it won’t be a smooth ride

Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand - South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts and a growing culture...

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

Abiodun Odusote, University of Lagos - The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigeria’s currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of...

Jomo Kenyatta, father of the nation? Kenya’s first president built up a myth which masked his faults

Stephen Mutie, Kenyatta University - Kenya’s legacy as a state is deeply intertwined with Jomo Kenyatta’s influence on the nation. Kenya’s founding president died...

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp - The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines...

Procurement of vaccines for Africa Mpox outbreak

Brussels - European Commission coordinates procurement and donation of 215,000 vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic to support Africa CDC in addressing the Mpox outbreak...

Sudan’s army has been battling to keep Darfur’s El Fasher from paramilitary forces – why the city’s so important

Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin, King Abdulaziz University - The ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is complex. It’s...

WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?

C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases...

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