Tag: Africa

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...

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...

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