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The Conversation Africaby Paul Barrett, Individual Merit Researcher, Natural History Museum4h ago
Africa boasts up to 25% of Earth’s animal and plant species. This diversity is driven by diverse habitats: harsh deserts, vast grasslands, dense forests, towering mountains, lush coastlines and...
The Conversation Africaby Janet Remmington, Research Associate, Humanities Research Centre (and African Literature Department, University of the Witwatersrand), University of York4h ago
On 9 October 1876, Solomon Tshekisho “Sol” Plaatje was born in the rural interior of what is now South Africa.
The Conversation Africaby Xavier Rodo, ICREA Research Professor, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)1d ago
Climate does more than shape the weather. It can influence when and where infectious diseases emerge by changing how disease-carrying vectors and animal hosts survive and behave.
The Conversation Africaby Mariëtte Geyser, Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, North-West University1d ago
In southern Africa, the El Niño – caused by warmer sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean which affect air pressure and wind directions – usually brings below-average summer rainfall and...
The Conversation Africaby Moses Chitete, Agricultural Economist and Research Fellow at the Centre for Agricultural Research and Development, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources1d ago
Grain legumes, also known as pulses, are an important source of calories and income for rural households and small farmers globally.
The Conversation Africaby Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu, Full Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal2d ago
Every local government election season, South Africans are handed the same menu. They hear from councillor hopefuls that they will repair potholes, stop water outages and power cuts, and improve...
The Conversation Africaby Anda David, Senior researcher, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)2d ago
World leaders have been asked to support a proposed International Panel on Inequality. Brazil, Norway, South Africa and Spain, together with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, made the call on the...
The Conversation Africaby Magnus Öberg, Director of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University2d ago
Estimates of the number of people directly killed in Sudan’s civil war vary widely, in part because counting casualties in active conflict zones is extremely difficult.
The Conversation Africaby Herkulaas MvE Combrink, Senior lecturer/ Co-Director, University of the Free State3d ago
During a health crisis, the first instinct is often to give people information. Governments make announcements. Experts explain what is happening.
The Conversation Africaby John Mukum Mbaku, Professor, Weber State University3d ago
A military coup d’état is the ouster of an elected president or head of state, usually through the use or threat of force.
The Conversation Africaby Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town4d ago
The new Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) has already generated an important debate. Some analysts have portrayed it as a rival to the three established global rating agencies – Fitch, Moody’s...
The Conversation Africaby Daniel Cash, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University; Aston University4d ago
The formal launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) has required considerable institutional commitment. It brings to fruition an effort that has been almost a decade in the making.
The Conversation Africaby Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Chairperson, Diabetes Alliance; Co-founder, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria6d ago
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) recently released its report on deaths that occurred in 2024. The headline findings contain a sobering, recurring truth: diabetes was once again the country’s...
The Conversation Africaby Kimberley Simpson, Research Fellow, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield7d ago
Plants use carbon dioxide (CO₂) in photosynthesis to make the carbohydrates they need to grow. As the CO₂ in the atmosphere rises, mainly because humans are burning fossil fuels, many plants can...
The Conversation Africaby Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom, Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)7d ago
The Ecowas Court is a west African regional body located in Abuja, Nigeria, serving the now 12-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).
The Conversation Africaby Fridah Gatwiri Kiambati, Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center7d ago
Kenya introduced a competency-based approach to education in 2017. It was meant to give learners a range of skills, from basic reading, writing and arithmetic to critical thinking, creativity...
The Conversation Africaby Busani Ngcaweni, Director: Center for Public Policy and African Studies, University of Johannesburg8d ago
South Africa has been on a decades-long journey of reforming its public service. But serious problems persist.
The Conversation Africaby Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology8d ago
Following the mass abduction of 46 pupils and teachers in Oyo State, south-west Nigeria in 2026, the authorities attributed the attack to the Ansaru terrorist group.
The Conversation Africaby Gudani Goodman Mukoma, Lecturer, University of Venda8d ago
Noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and cancers account for about 75% of deaths globally.
The Conversation Africaby Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Constitutional Democracy, Indiana University9d ago
The Pretoria peace deal in Ethiopia was an agreement to cease hostilities. It wasn’t a comprehensive political settlement.
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