In Africa, it’s more rational to prioritise vaccine access, rapid rollout and community engagement, than pushing the narrative of vaccine-induced population immunity.
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These results emphasise the high significance of the transport sector in Kigali’s air pollution levels and the need for further action to address air pollution from the sector.
In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.
Cabinet reshuffles are always much less important events than the hype which surrounds them would suggest.
The most successful women’s team in Africa, the Super Falcons emerged from a long history of protest – and continue to demand equality.
It’s not convincing to argue that the political parties would not be able to campaign as they have done in the past.
South Africa needs to ensure regulations on formula foods for babies are enforced.
Pour parvenir à l'accès universel à l'énergie d'ici 2030, le Sénégal doit doubler son taux d'électrification, déclare l’ONU.
Ethically, vaccine mandates are justifiable on multiple levels, based on the common good and a public health ethics framework.
When humanitarian agencies are obliged to stop operations by political decision or because of huge physical insecurity, the poorest and most vulnerable succumb first through starvation and disease.
Whoever wins the elections will face two key challenges: reviving the country’s democratic credentials and stimulating the economy.
Frustration is growing among opposition supporters who believe the last election was stolen.
South Africa’s public sector works somewhat better than those of most other middle-income countries. Yet, unlike them, it has not managed to achieve gains in the midst of messiness.
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When will an African country host the Olympic Games?
The controversy over female athletes being tested for testosterone levels is not just a contested scientific issue but also one of human rights.
To avoid a repeat of one of the worst humanitarian crises of recent times, Ethiopia needs all-inclusive national dialogue.
Eurobonds are costly for governments. But they are also attractive because investors buy them without preconditions.
The Communist Party draws most of the members from South Africa’s mainly young, unemployed people, a group that keeps growing.
Nigeria should stop showing contempt for history as a subject, profession or topic of discussion.
The decision is supported by the government’s policy environment in recent years. This has aimed to increase innovation, and views technology as a way to achieve this.
An expert says Nigeria’s capacity to access space support for development and security will be affected if its satellite goes down.
In this moment of crisis, South Africa urgently needs decisive action. But all too often South Africans of all political stripes seem trapped in stale discourses.
Portraying the world of Yahoo Boys – or internet fraudsters – is a growing trend in Nigerian literature. The novels provide a scathing critique of economic exclusion.
For conservationists and the government, religion and culture could serve to discourage the overharvesting of bushmeat from the wild
Any vaccine rollout plan that does not place the needs of people first, whether it involves the public or private sector or both, is bound to fail.