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South Africans may well be seduced by the prospect of Zuma appearing at the Zondo commission, but he was not alone in driving the state capture project.
There have been some positive strides made in getting smallholders involved in digital agriculture in Africa
The fervour over plastic waste is not as informed as it ought to be. It is time to focus on more significant dangers to the environment.
Politicians oppose toll roads on Johannesburg’s highways, yet they are textbook example of progressive taxation that favours the poor.
It’s hoped that this new aviation legal framework will help Ghana to improve its reputation and performance in all sorts of safety and compliance measures.
South Africa’s economic reforms of the 1990s were overdone, destroying some industries and thus impacting economic growth and job creation. A re-balancing of industrial policy is called for.
The story of Asameni and Christiansborg Castle’s keys reveals the complexities of decisions taken during the transatlantic slave trade.
The threat posed by measles is on the rise again in a number of countries in the world. One of them is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
At least in the short term, it looks unlikely that Jammeh will face either his victims or consequences for human rights abuses
During the apartheid period in South Africa – 1948 to 1994 – a lively intellectual culture of opposition emerged on some of the country’s university campuses and within the broader anti-apartheid movement…
Western aid has resulted in an Anglo-American culture of journalism education which has proved impractical to implement in African countries with illiberal political regimes.
It’s unclear how relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara will develop but the warmth has largely gone.
Sharing data openly across regions and organisations can help to accelerate preparedness and responses to public health emergencies.
Now that African countries have signed up for the continental free trade agreement, they must complete the institutional loop by jumpstarting the creation of the African Monetary Fund.
Neither French nor American, Senegalese secularism stands midway between these two models
A proper understanding of community dynamics and local beliefs can inform medical interventions that are capable of establishing positive and productive relations with local communities.
Election to the Security Council is prestigious for member states because it gives them a seat at the highest table of global decision-making.
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Appointing a credible director can be a step in the right direction for South Africa's parliamentary budget office.
In addition to being poorly trained, Nigeria’s school teachers are being outnumbered by a growing population.
The abandonment of crop farming fields isn’t new. But some researchers say it’s accelerated in the last two decades.
The debate about the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank must be located within a clearly articulated political vision and social compact on the kind of society South Africans aspire to.
The child support grant, as a policy instrument, cannot work alone in ensuring that young people thrive and succeed.
There isn’t much space in Zambia’s rural areas for open, judgement-free communication with friends and parents about sexual matters.
What should be done to ensure that the SDGs actually change countries’ development trajectories? Here are four practical steps.