A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the team tells the story of finding and cataloging this new species.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Sao Tome and Principe
Displaying all articles
At the beginning there was an unknown noise… Decades later, we discovered a new species of owl.
Students from São Tomé and Príncipe must negotiate being both native speakers of Portuguese and Black Africans. And how they speak Portuguese is perceived as an issue.
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.
Government restrictions on individual freedoms in the name of public security is increasing.
The US needs to review whether a security agenda based on US priorities will solve problems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jair Bolsonaro has very rightwing views likely to put a final nail in the coffin off Brazil’s Africa moment spearheaded by former president Lula da Silva.
Only 16 out of 48 African countries and islands have access to hospital services within the WHO’s two-hour time threshold.
While some African countries have shown an improvement in press freedom and freedom of expression ratings, others, including South Africa, are seeing worrying trends and a drop in rankings.
The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe must work hard to protect their native forests from deforestation.
Top contributors
-
Ph.D. Candidate in Biology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC)
-
Associate Professor in US History, University of Nottingham
-
SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations, University of Pretoria
-
Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
-
Associate Professor in Environmental Change, University of Leeds
-
Postdoctoral researcher, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Universidade de Lisboa
-
Deputy Director of the Afrobarometer & Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and MSU’s African Studies Center, Michigan State University
-
Research Fellow, University of Antwerp (Belgium) and University of the Free State (South Africa), University of the Free State
-
Visiting Professor at the University of Sao Paulo and Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
-
PhD Fellow, Kenya Medical Research Institute
-
Head, Population Health Unit, KEMRI, Kenya Medical Research Institute
-
Assistant Director, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University
-
Assistant professor, University of British Columbia
-
Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
-
Researcher, Universidade do Porto
