Ghanaian city authorities are focused on addressing problems of poverty, education and health rather than managing green spaces in slums
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The ANC’s choice of parliamentary Speaker reflects poorly on the party leadership and contrasts starkly with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment to uncorrupt governance.
As missionaries expanded into Africa, they held a special grudge against polygamy. Here’s how that affected education.
Young people living in the challenging contexts of urban informal settlements may be more at risk of experiencing generalised anxiety disorder.
A monarch with absolute powers is just as dangerous as self-serving politicians in a democracy.
Whatever its flaws, it doesn’t mean the government action plan should be ignored or opposed. Rather, more needs to be done to achieve its goals.
Ghana’s ineffective land administration system has serious implications
Zambia’s new president will have to balance austerity and the high expectations of the many unemployed young people and struggling people who voted for him.
Kenya’s digital service taxes could end up punishing struggling start-ups that shifted into the digital space for survival.
Due to warfare, ploughing and planting was not timely in Tigray. This may lead to a second year with failed crops.
Madagascar semble se diriger vers une nouvelle crise politique, beaucoup plus complexe et probablement plus violente que les précédentes.
The IMF’s injection of US$650 billion worth of Special Drawing Rights into the global economy opens a window for African countries to reform their relationship with the fund.
If proposed amendments to the law are passed, it will no longer be possible to acquire a firearm licence for self-defence in the country. This has sparked heated debate.
Globally, experts are beginning to recognise that focusing on one aspect of food overlooks the trade-offs or sacrifices people make.
The grievances of Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran separatist groups are deeply rooted in the failure of the Nigerian state to implement post civil war peacebuilding initiatives.
Much of the commentary on the July riots, which cost over 300 lives and billions of rands in damage to the economy, has neglected the long history of violent protests in the country.
The global biodiversity framework will provide goals and targets to stem and reverse the decline in nature until 2050.
Nixon’s decision left the IMF without a clearly defined role. Under the leadership of the industrialised countries, it began to fashion a new more intrusive and ideological role.
Madagascar seems to be heading towards a new political crisis, much more complex and probably more violent than the previous ones.
A more balanced picture of “coloured” mens’ experiences and lives allows society to see beyond negative stereotypes.
Basic income must be embedded within a broader strategy of economic reform, aimed at increasing the social wage and improving working conditions.
The practice of using electricity revenue surpluses to fund other municipal services is running out of road.
The report projects an increase in mean temperatures and hot extremes across the continent. Worryingly the rate of temperature increase across the continent exceeds the global average.
The Angolan political elite lost an extraordinary opportunity to improve significantly the country’s constitution.
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.