Tag: Africa

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...

Burkina Faso: A Tapestry of Tradition and Culture

In the heart of West Africa, Burkina Faso stretches across the savannah in a patchwork of fields, villages, and bustling markets. Landlocked and often...

Burkina Faso: West Africa’s Hidden Gem

In the geographic heart of West Africa lies Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation whose understated presence belies a deep cultural wealth and striking landscapes....

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger want to leave Ecowas. A political scientist explains the fallout

Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa’s main political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of...

Kenya’s protests are different this time: 3 things that make it harder for government to crush them

Awino Okech, SOAS, University of London On 25 June 2024, a youth-led protest primarily composed of Gen Zs, as they are popularly referred to, stormed...

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