Tag: Politics

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...

European Commission announces €545 million package to scale up renewables in Africa

New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement,...

Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason in the DRC. What the case against the former president is all about

Jonathan Beloff, King's College London The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23...

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen, University of Southern California - Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into...

Uganda’s land eviction crisis: do populist state measures actually fix problems?

Rose Nakayi, Makerere University and Jörg Wiegratz, University of Leeds - Populism is rife in various African countries. This political ideology responds to and...

Youth and Politics in Benin: A Generation Reshaping the Nation’s Future

In the crowded streets of Cotonou, the sound of motorbike engines blends with the steady murmur of political debate. Across university courtyards, internet cafés,...

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