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The Conversation Africaby Opeoluwa Adeosun, Researcher, Department of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University8d ago
Conflicts in Africa vary in scope and intensity. They range from large-scale civil wars to territorial disputes, localised insurgencies, inter-communal violence, political instability, armed...
The Conversation Africaby Mduduzi Biyase, Professor of economics, University of Johannesburg8d ago
A long-standing idea in environmental research is that people are more likely to care about the environment, and do something to prevent environmental damage, once they earn enough to stop worrying...
The Conversation Africaby Nihad Omer, Assistant professor, Sudan University of Science and Technology8d ago
For centuries, useful metals have been developed by starting with one core element and adding small amounts of other elements.
The Conversation Africaby Vidya Diwakar, Deputy Director, CPAN; Research Fellow, IDS, Institute of Development Studies9d ago
Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability.
The Conversation Africaby Kevin Winter, Senior Scholar in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town9d ago
Every day, millions of litres of polluted water flow through many South African rivers and disappear into the sea.
The Conversation Africaby Amanda Bisong, Policy Leader Fellow, School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute9d ago
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 economic landscape.
The Conversation Africaby Onyekachi E. Nnabuihe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Criminology, Security, Peace and Conflict Studies, Caleb University9d ago
Border closures don’t always produce the intended objectives. The idea is usually to control illegal movements and prohibited goods, lessen informal trade, reinforce customs operations, and regain...
The Conversation Africaby Tim Forssman, Senior Lecturer, University of Mpumalanga10d ago
What is the past? It may seem a simple question to answer, but it is more complex than we might think at first.
The Conversation Africaby Nicole Beardsworth, Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand11d ago
Zambia’s election, scheduled for 13 August, has shaped up into a battle between two alliances. The ruling United Party for National Development alliance is backed by 15 smaller parties.
The Conversation Africaby Cosmas Zyambo, Lecturer & Researcher in Public Healths, University of Zambia11d ago
As people age, they are more likely to experience chronic illnesses such as hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes and heart disease that require regular medical attention.
The Conversation Africaby Jonathan Munemo, Professor of Economics, Salisbury University12d ago
The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has exposed how vulnerable Africa’s economies are to geopolitical shocks.
The Conversation Africaby Lars Buur, Professor in Political Economy of Development and interim Head of Department, Roskilde University12d ago
Private investment in clean energy projects is growing: in sub-Saharan Africa, it’s approaching US$40 billion a year.
The Conversation Africaby Linton Munyai, Senior Lecturer, University of Limpopo12d ago
Agriculture is the main source of income for communities in rural Mpumalanga, in the north-east of South Africa. Goats and cattle graze freely across open, communal grasslands.
The Conversation Africaby Mathew Tembo, Lecturer, Arts and Musicology Department, Copperbelt University15d ago
Zed Beats is a music movement that evolved in the late 1980s when young producers started using computers to blend western music with local languages and flavour.
The Conversation Africaby Carina Venter, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, Stellenbosch University15d ago
When I interviewed a man I will call Charles as part of my research on classical music and abuse in South Africa, he shared a poem with me.
The Conversation Africaby Herbert Ntuli, Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria15d ago
When an elephant wandered out of South Africa’s Kruger National Park into the nearby village of Matsulu on 10 February 2024, hundreds of people gathered around and chased it.
The Conversation Africaby Matthew Shupler, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool16d ago
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had an almost immediate impact on global energy markets and the movement of food around the world.
The Conversation Africaby Anselmo Matusse, Research officer, University of Cape Town16d ago
Up to 80% of Africa’s cultivated land is now degraded by intensive farming and climate change. Together with development economist Carlos Lopes and earth politics researcher Lesley Green...
The Conversation Africaby Maheshvari Naidu, Full Professor in Anthropology, University of KwaZulu-Natal16d ago
Over 250,000 people were registered as asylum seekers and refugees – people displaced by force – in South Africa in 2024. About 4% of them were from Burundi, some 3,000km away.
The Conversation Africaby Sukhmani Mantel, Associate Professor at the ARUA Water Centre of Excellence Academic Manager, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University16d ago
In South Africa, it’s been legal for several years for people to grow hemp (a type of Cannabis sativa with very low levels of the psychoactive compound THC), for personal use following changes to...
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