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The Conversation Africaby Martine Visser, Professor in the School of Economics, University of Cape Town25d ago
Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change.
The Conversation Africaby Tilak Ginige, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, Bournemouth University25d ago
Water affects almost every part of daily life: drinking, sanitation, food production, health, jobs and the natural environment.
The Conversation Africaby Ryan A. Manzuk, Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison28d ago
The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals.
The Conversation Africaby Suvi Rautio, Anthropologist, University of Helsinki28d ago
Connected to wireless earphones, Yoofi Greene from Ghana begins his dance steps down a busy sidewalk in Guangzhou, China. People, bicycles and cars zoom past.
The Conversation Africaby Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Research Fellow, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University28d ago
Climate change has already doubled the world’s heatwaves between 2024 and 2025 and brought more severe droughts, floods and water shortages to Africa.
The Conversation Africaby Anneleen van der Meer, Assistant Professor, Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), Leiden University28d ago
Persistent allegations of chemical weapons use in the Sudanese civil war have recently been reinforced by new evidence.
The Conversation Africaby Kamaldeen O L Omosanya, Research Fellow, Department of Earth Science, University of the Western Cape, University of the Western Cape29d ago
From the Vredefort Dome in South Africa (the world’s oldest and largest known meteorite-impact structure) to the volcanic lakes of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, Africa’s landscapes hold some of...
The Conversation Africaby De Wet Swanepoel, Professor in Audiology in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria29d ago
Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Close to 80% live in low - and middle - income countries, where hearing care is out of reach for most.
The Conversation Africaby Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Lecturer, James Cook University29d ago
Pregnancy and childbirth remain dangerous for many women globally. Complications such as severe bleeding and hypertensive disorders can become life-threatening, particularly when timely and...
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 Cape29d ago
About 74% of South Africa’s electricity is generated by coal-fired power stations owned by the state-owned electricity provider, Eskom.
The Conversation Africaby Jia B. Kangbai, Senior lecturer, Njala University8 Sept 2026
Given its speed, scale and scope, the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease that broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2026 could become a global epidemic.
The Conversation Africaby Felix Dube, Lecturer in the Department of Public Law, University of Venda8 Sept 2026
The South African government has released a new electricity pricing policy for the first time in 18 years.
The Conversation Africaby Martina Linnenluecke, Professor at UTS Business School; Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience, University of Technology Sydney8 Sept 2026
The Southern Africa Food Lab has brought businesses, farmers, government and community groups together since 2010 to help address the problems of hunger and malnutrition.
The Conversation Africaby Wayne van Zijl, Associate Professor and CLM Assistant Dean of Research, University of the Witwatersrand8 Sept 2026
Imagine being asked to prepare monthly reports that all demand their own classifications, measurement bases and templates.
The Conversation Africaby Phiwokazi Qoza, PhD researcher, University of Cape Town7 Sept 2026
OnlyFans was established in 2016 as a platform for content creators to post images and videos or host live streams in exchange for money.
The Conversation Africaby Malizgani Paul Chavula, Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Zambia7 Sept 2026
The earliest years of a child’s life are critical for growth, learning and long-term wellbeing. During this period, children develop rapidly, and experiences in the home and community shape their...
The Conversation Africaby Obadia Yator, Research Fellow, University of Nairobi7 Sept 2026
Pregnancy and early motherhood can be challenging under any circumstances for adolescents. But in Kenya the challenges are huge.
The Conversation Africaby Subha Mani, Professor of Economics, Fordham University7 Sept 2026
The first five years of life lay an important foundation for children’s future schooling, health and earnings.
The Conversation Africaby Eline Lorenzen, Professor of Molecular Natural History, University of Copenhagen6 Sept 2026
Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils.
The Conversation Africaby Carlos Lopes, Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town6 Sept 2026
African countries have committed themselves to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and protecting their people from the worsening effects of climate change.
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