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The Conversation Africaby Frederic Isingizwe, Research Scientist - eResearch Office, University of the Western Cape3h ago
South Africa can produce enough food for its population, according to official statistics. But millions face hunger, partly because food is lost and wasted in the value chain.
The Conversation Africaby Brendon J. Cannon, Associate Professor, Khalifa University3h ago
East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the location of energy infrastructure.
The Conversation Africaby Oludayo Tade, Professor of Sociology (Criminology, Victimology and Security Studies), University of Ibadan3h ago
The prevalence of fraud in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria has been widely acknowledged.
The Conversation Africaby Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas, Research Manager at MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand3h ago
The Lancet HIV Commission on Ageing’s 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing.
The Conversation Africaby Matthew Weaver, Researcher, ARUA Water Centre of Excellence, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University1d ago
South Africa’s commercial farming sector is still shaped by the legacy of slavery, colonialism and apartheid. Black South Africans make up more than 80% of the population.
The Conversation Africaby Peter Lambertz, Research associate, Centre d'anthropologie culturelle, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)1d ago
Road transportation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received much scholarly attention. Some studies have examined the urban landscape (p.142).
The Conversation Africaby Cindy Hendrikse, PhD in aviation law, University of Cape Town1d ago
The International Civil Aviation Organisation, a specialised UN agency responsible for developing standards, oversight and monitoring, is leading the advancement of the global air traffic...
The Conversation Africaby Lindsay Favero, PhD Student, Michigan State University3d ago
Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years. Malawi and Botswana saw opposition victories.
The Conversation Africaby Marloes Janson, Professor of West African Anthropology, SOAS, University of London4d ago
The highway between Lagos and Ibadan was built in 1978 at the height of Nigeria’s oil boom. Lagos is the country’s largest city, with an estimated population of over 20 million, and Ibadan the...
The Conversation Africaby Simon Pooley, FLS, Lambert Reader in Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Birkbeck, University of London4d ago
As a child growing up in the Ndumo Game Reserve on the South Africa-Mozambique border, Simon Pooley read an animal encyclopaedia given to his family by a visiting scientist.
The Conversation Africaby Sheila Petty, Professor Emerita of Film Studies, University of Regina4d ago
African film festivals were once quite rare, but in the past decades they’ve been growing in the continent and mushrooming around the world.
The Conversation Africaby Simthembile Xeketwana, Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University4d ago
In many South African classrooms, learners continue to experience the subject of history through the language, concepts and perspectives inherited from colonial traditions.
The Conversation Africaby Kate Detwiler, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University5d ago
There are 536 species of monkeys in the world today and the Democratic Republic of Congo has a new one.
The Conversation Africaby Daniel Masiga, Head of Global Health Thematic Research Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology5d ago
Tsetse flies transmit some of Africa’s most persistent parasitic diseases. They have affected human health, livestock production and rural development for generations, across a region spanning...
The Conversation Africaby Sedzani Musundwa, Associate professor, University of South Africa5d ago
For the past few decades, universities, employers and professional bodies globally have invested in mentoring programmes, scholarships and student support initiatives to diversify careers such as...
The Conversation Africaby David James Cantor, Director of the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London6d ago
The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis.
The Conversation Africaby Marc Van Goethem, Microbial ecologist, University of Pretoria6d ago
Microbial ecology (the study of how tiny microbes interact with each other and their environment) underpins the health of every ecosystem on Earth.
The Conversation Africaby Robyn Tyler, Senior Researcher, University of the Western Cape6d ago
South African no-fee primary schools use African languages as well as English for teaching and testing.
The Conversation Africaby Angela van der Berg, Director of the Global Environmental Law Centre; Associate Professor Department of Public Law & Jurisprudence, University of the Western Cape6d ago
South Africa’s Constitutional Court – the country’s highest court – handed down a landmark judgment for climate change and environmental justice in mid-August 2026.
The Conversation Africaby Mark Richard Gaffley, Visiting Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand6d ago
South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant.
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