By Raymond Kazapoe, University for Development Studies Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina…
Tag: Africa
Deeply religious African countries (surprisingly) provide little state support to religion – unlike countries in Europe
By David Jeffery-Schwikkard, King’s College London In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have…
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
By Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during…
Living with multiple chronic conditions cuts lives short – but Africans are overlooked in research
By Isaac Kisiangani, African Population and Health Research Center; Michele Ramsay, University of the Witwatersrand, and Michelle Kamp, University of…
Online romance scams: who Nigeria and Ghana’s fraudsters are, how they operate, and why they do it
By Suleman Lazarus, London School of Economics and Political Science People find love in many ways and through diverse mediums.…
Modern slavery and climate change: how extreme weather fuels forced labor and unwanted marriages
By Daniel Ogunniyi, University of Hull Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One…
DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
By Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne Lubumbashi is a city in…
US health funding cuts: what Nigeria stands to lose
US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health…
Land seizure and South Africa’s new expropriation law: scholar weighs up the act
By Zsa-Zsa Temmers Boggenpoel, Stellenbosch University South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of…
WHO in Africa: three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out
By Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University and Alexandra Finch, Georgetown University President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from…
