While Africa accounts for roughly 25% of the global disease burden, its people are largely invisible in randomised controlled trials.
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African food systems import 80% of the fertiliser they need. With Iran as a major producer, supplies are now limited and farming with less fertiliser is important.
The rapid expansion of critical mineral extraction is trading away human and ecological well-being for technological breakthroughs. There are ways to fix this.
In the wake of the WHO’s One Health summit, a new atlas explores the interdependency between environmental, health and food security issues, and strategies for supporting sustainability and the welfare of all life forms.
Climate change increases vulnerability to extremist recruitment, while al-Shabaab activity blocks adaptation, reinforcing a cycle of fragility.
Malaria is still endemic in Africa.
The IMF is not a neutral arbiter on any discussions relating to preferred creditor status. It is itself a direct beneficiary of the creditor hierarchy.
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
After the main Namibian party started alternating candidates between men and women, female representation in the National Assembly nearly doubled.
As ocean uses expand, it will be necessary to reduce disputes because they disrupt the environmental sustainability and equity central to a blue economy.
Health workers consistently move from poorer countries to richer ones, a pattern that tracks closely along lines drawn by colonial history.
Pope Leo’s Africa visit offers a powerful historical reminder of the continent’s foundational role in shaping the early church.
A new study explores the genetics of chronic kidney disease across diverse African populations.
A study provides new insights into how magic mushrooms evolved and may have travelled the world.
Africa represents the fastest-growing part of the Catholic Church. The pope’s 2026 journey will stop in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria and Angola.
External assessors don’t always have a full view of a country’s creditworthiness.
The flaws in Standard & Poor’s Global’s report could influence investor perceptions and reinforce existing biases against Africa.
The sad truth is that African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. But they can make efforts to emerge from the crisis in a better place.
Many insects in Africa are likely to face dangerous levels of heat stress, with serious consequences for ecosystems.
Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in African cities are driven by the national elites and therefore do not necessarily lead to community-level improvements.
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Research Professor, World Christianity and African Studies, DePaul University
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Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University; Aston University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
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Professor of Economics, Salisbury University
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town