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How can governments tackle poverty when climate change, conflict and economic shocks hit all at once?
13th August 2026 Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new... →
Africans migrate for jobs mostly within the continent: why regional skills partnerships are needed
13th August 2026 In 2024, 25.1-million Africans were living in other countries on the continent. Labour migration has long been a defining feature of Africa’s... →
This South African river has a bacteria count off the charts: a natural filter is cleaning it for watering food gardens
13th August 2026 Every day, millions of litres of polluted water flow through many South African rivers and disappear into the sea. In South Africa, the small... →
Nigeria’s border closure failed to stop smuggling. Here’s why
13th August 2026 Border closures don’t always produce the intended objectives. The idea is usually to control illegal movements and prohibited goods, lessen... →
Will Kenya investigate and prosecute Sudan’s RSF?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th August 2026 Prosecuting Rapid Support Forces members in Kenya won’t be easy, but will ultimately depend more on politics than on law or capacity. In June, two... →
Future disconnect: The digital divide in SA’s energy minerals boom
12th August 2026 The minerals that keep the world’s digital infrastructure running are extracted from communities where many young people still struggle to access... →
Wind and solar projects in Kenya and South Africa don’t always benefit the communities that host them – study
11th August 2026 Private investment in clean energy projects is growing: in sub-Saharan Africa, it’s approaching US$40-billion a year. These “green transition”... →
With terrorism on its doorstep, Guinea must tackle internal vulnerabilities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th August 2026 Guinea’s response to the growing threat must consider domestic risk factors, not just the threat from neighbouring Mali. Guinea has so far been... →
How Sudan’s war is destroying its development future
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th August 2026 Modelling shows that the civil war is pushing an already fragile development trajectory towards systemic collapse. Over 150 000 people have been... →
Without the right tools, COP31’s implementation promise will fail Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th August 2026 Key climate finance decisions have again been deferred, leaving African countries without the tools to deliver on ambitious goals. Geopolitical... →
