Tag: Politics

Military force isn’t the solution for Lake Chad Basin conflict: the key is rebuilding local economies

Richard Atimniraye Nyelade, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the...

Ethiopian women and safety: why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working

Monica Beeder, University of Southampton - For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn’t just change their income; it can change...

Africa’s human rights institutions are electing leaders. Why this matters

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Tufts University - Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February...

Uganda election: Museveni will win, but the landscape has changed since his last victory

Luke Melchiorre, Marist College - On the eve of Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, it was clear that regardless of how Ugandans voted, the incumbent,...

Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Claire Bedelian, ODI Global and Guy Jobbins, ODI Global Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones...

How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for – Malawi research

Melani Ratih Mahanani, University of Heidelberg - HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life...

Raila Odinga: the Kenyan statesman who championed competitive politics and accountability

John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University - Raila Amolo Odinga, who died on 15 October 2025, aged 80, ran five times for the Kenyan...

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum, Strathmore University - Africa is the world’s most endowed continent in agricultural potential, yet it remains a marginal player in global agribusiness....

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Divya Narain, University of Oxford - In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at...

Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking

Anitia Lubbe, North-West University - Across universities worldwide, a quiet revolution is underway. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and...

High-rise living in Nairobi’s Pipeline estate is stressful – how men and women cope

Mario Schmidt, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and Miriam Maina, University of Manchester Within sight of Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi’s east, Pipeline...

Africa imports over 70% of its medicines. Making active ingredients locally would change this

Cloudius Ray Sagandira, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Africa carries a heavy health burden. It accounts for 25% of the global disease...

West Africa’s trade monitoring system has collapsed – why this is dangerous for food security

Olivier Walther, University of Florida; Andrea Apolloni, Cirad, and Lacey Harris-Coble, University of Florida A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique...

Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical

Laura Ferguson, University of Southern California and Bistra Dilkina, University of Southern California Globally, nearly half of the deaths of children under five years are...

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