A changing climate threatens the balance that communities in drylands have created.
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Peacebuilding – Analysis and Comment
The Malawi court’s decision provides a roadmap for future challenges to the death penalty in other southern African countries.
Ethiopian politicians, both opposition and incumbents, have found it difficult to undo the political culture of winning by elimination.
Sir Jugnauth considerably shaped the economic and political contours of contemporary Mauritius.
Many unemployed young people are engaged in a variety of economic activities. These may not necessarily be recognised as a form of self employment or informal employment.
Promoting entrepreneurship will help reduce unemployment in South Africa. But the government has to step up its game.
Kenya needs to address spending inefficiencies to attain the goals outlined in the budget.
Realities on the ground tell a different story from the claim that a Green Revolution ensures food security and increased income for smallholder farmers in Ghana.
Formation of the African Union shows how social context is important in international negotiations.
The new governing elite mistakenly believes that the goal of a democratic South Africa is simply to extend to everyone what whites enjoyed under apartheid.
Legalising marijuana in Nigeria should start with what science is required and what scientific capability the country has.
Governments must ensure that transport infrastructure is developed with the ability to cope with current and future climatic shifts.
It’s time African governments supported the development of online platforms designed to support local people in the informal sector.
African governments risk repeating mistakes of the 20th century with damaging consequences for poverty, food security and economic development.
TB Joshua came from nothing, but he redefined African Pentecostalism in many ways.
Nigeria risks losing its recent status as Africa’s most attractive tech hub following its decision to suspend Twitter’s operations.
Ethiopian history shows that the demands of its young people can’t go unaddressed for long.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter shutdown will be hard to enforce and could have dire consequences for Nigeria’s fragile democratic institutions and economy.
Nyiragongo is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its fast-moving lava. It can flow at a speed of about 100km per hour.
As the global South transitions to a predominantly urban future, food offers a way to understand the role of cities in future development.
When it comes to food safety solutions, models which enforce bans and regulations don’t fit.
Mali’s state decay must be halted before it collapses: here are five areas that need attention.
The Nigerian government must design more interventions to improve education, employment opportunities and the economy in order to control the country’s population growth.
Rethinking capitalism requires that the primary focus should be on the distribution of economic power as the potential leading causal factor driving inequality.
German’s commitment of €1.1bn for development projects in Namibia over 30 years is too cheap a price to pay for remorse.