The Conversation
2024 Senegal election crisis points to deeper issues with Macky Sall and his preferred successor
19th March 2024 The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained... →
76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how
19th March 2024 Over half of Africa’s people – about 600-million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access... →
Inflation in Nigeria is still climbing while it has slowed globally: here’s why
15th March 2024 Just as Nigerians were gradually digging out from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, they were hit by high inflation. The Nigerian... →
Sewage leaks put South Africa’s freshwater at risk: how citizen scientists are helping clean up
15th March 2024 Across South Africa, sewage systems are leaking and contaminating the country’s freshwater. Involving the affected communities can help prevent... →
Colonial statues in Africa have been removed, returned and torn down again – why it’s such a complex history
14th March 2024 In 2020, the murder of George Floyd in the US served as a catalyst for the global Black Lives Matter movement. It sparked widespread protests... →
Corrupt, brutal and unprofessional? Africa-wide survey of police finds diverging patterns
13th March 2024 Africans generally have a low regard for the quality of policing on the continent. Perceptions of police misconduct, corruption and brutality are... →
What’s behind the worldwide shortage of cholera vaccines? For starters, they’re only made by one company
12th March 2024 In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a... →
Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
11th March 2024 Nine years ago South Africa put in place an innovative information management system designed to monitor and protect its seas. The country is... →
East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season – new study
11th March 2024 East Africa has recently had an unprecedented series of failed rains. But some rainy seasons are bringing the opposite: huge amounts of rainfall.... →
Happy smiling African children: why school tourism in Zimbabwe shouldn’t be encouraged
11th March 2024 A large, air-conditioned bus draws up outside a school. Tourists, most from Europe and the US, disembark, cameras at the ready. Some have brought... →
