Tag: Africa

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town - The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in,...

A Culinary Journey Through Cabo Verde

On the windswept archipelago of Cabo Verde, the sea’s rhythm shapes daily life, but it is at the table that the islands’ history and...

Cabo Verde: A Cultural Mosaic in the Atlantic

Off the coast of West Africa, scattered like a constellation in the Atlantic, lies Cabo Verde—an archipelago where continents and centuries meet. Here, the...

Cabo Verde: The Atlantic’s Quiet Treasure

Off the coast of West Africa, scattered like volcanic jewels across the Atlantic, the islands of Cabo Verde blend raw natural beauty with centuries...

Raising revenue from land: what African cities might learn from Hong Kong’s unique land-lease system

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....

Burkina Faso study shows link between land degradation and migration

Elisabeth Ilboudo-Nébié, Columbia University In the Sahel of West Africa – which covers Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad – land degradation has...

Ecowas: 6 steps the leaders can take to restore stability and growth in west Africa

Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) takes place against a challenging environment for the...

Displaced by violent conflict: the world’s most neglected crises are in Africa – six essential reads

Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation The Norwegian Refugee Council recently released a report highlighting the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world in 2023. Nine...

Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site – new study

Papa Sow, The Nordic Africa Institute Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the...

Learning in two languages: lessons from francophone Africa on what works best

Kaja Jasinska, University of Toronto and Mary-Claire Ball, University of Toronto Children living in multilingual communities often learn in a language at school that does...

From enormous elephants to tiny shrews: how mammals shape and are shaped by Africa’s landscapes

Ara Monadjem, University of Eswatini Africa is the world’s most diverse continent for large mammals such as antelopes, zebras and elephants. The heaviest of these...

Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body

Thomas L. Cherpes, The Ohio State University Diagnoses for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are increasing in older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and...

Social media: Disinformation expert offers 3 safety tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers

Fabrice Lollia, Université Gustave Eiffel Social networks have revolutionised the way we communicate, stay informed and share moments of our daily lives. We use platforms...

‘Sleeping on it’ really does help and four other recent sleep research breakthroughs

Dan Denis, University of York Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why...

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