The Chief of Staff of the ECOWAS Standby Force met with Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff in Abuja to seek ...
Why quality, not just enrolment, should drive Africa’s pre-primary expansionWhy quality, not just enrolment, should drive Africa’s pre-primary expansion
A review of six pre-primary education programmes in five African countries finds that while most improved child development, those that ...
Group therapy eases depression in teen mothers in Kenya, trial findsGroup therapy eases depression in teen mothers in Kenya, trial finds
A clinical trial in Nairobi found that group interpersonal psychotherapy, delivered by non-specialist health workers, significantly reduced depressive symptoms in ...
Congo’s wooden ‘whaleboats’: A floating transport system shaped by historyCongo’s wooden ‘whaleboats’: A floating transport system shaped by history
Wooden cargo boats called baleinières have become a vital transport system in the Democratic Republic of Congo, connecting cities with ...
Africa’s climate finance gap: a question of cost, not just quantityAfrica’s climate finance gap: a question of cost, not just quantity
Africa receives only about 23% of the climate finance it needs, and the money that does arrive is distributed unevenly ...
Ancient antelope DNA from South African caves rewrites warm-climate limitsAncient antelope DNA from South African caves rewrites warm-climate limits
A new study shows that ancient DNA can survive in large mammal fossils from South African caves for up to ...
Who Decides African Cities’ Future? Community-Led Urban Knowledge NeededWho Decides African Cities’ Future? Community-Led Urban Knowledge Needed
At the Common City Conference in Uppsala, Sweden, housing rights advocate Kehinde Adegboyega discussed how forced evictions and unequal urban ...
Why France’s digital reputation in Madagascar defies simple positive or negative labelsWhy France’s digital reputation in Madagascar defies simple positive or negative labels
A pilot study of France's digital reputation in Madagascar analyzed over 3,000 Facebook comments and found that simple positive or ...
Cameroon’s Lionesses claim first WAFCON title with dominant win over MalawiCameroon’s Lionesses claim first WAFCON title with dominant win over Malawi
Cameroon’s women’s football team won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title, beating Malawi 3–0 in the final in ...
Tupac’s Enduring Legacy in Cape Town: A Symbol of Survival and ResistanceTupac’s Enduring Legacy in Cape Town: A Symbol of Survival and Resistance
A criminologist's research in Cape Town's Cape Flats reveals that Tupac Shakur's legacy is a multifaceted symbol of survival, resistance, ...