Changes in maize production could create complications for Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa’s major importer, because of its policy on genetically modified maize.
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (right) and first vice president Riek Machar.
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South Africans are increasingly dissatisfied with democracy because of its failure to address inequality.
Members of shack-dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo protest the alleged theft of COVID-19 funds in Durban, South Africa.
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Extra-parliamentary politics forms part of a deeper defence that will give democracy more resilience in South Africa.
In 2019, members of an anti-banditry vigilante group disarmed in Zamfara but this has not halted attacks from bandits.
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The World Bank board operates on the basis of reaching decisions by consensus. This means that any executive director must earn the respect of their colleagues to affect change.
A Kenyan policeman stands next to a painted sign reading “keep peace stop violence” during protests in Nairobi in 2008.
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These types of projects can be quite harmful. They affect the land, people and biodiversity and must be planned with all this in mind - building in future climate scenarios too.
If the forecast system works, African cities need significant on the ground support.
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Could South Africa’s flooding in 2022 have been foreseen? It has long been a challenge for scientists and engineers around the world.
The coffin of Idriss Deby Itno during his funeral on April 23, 2021.
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