Agenda 2063 at a Crossroads: How the African Union's Resource Crisis Threatens a Continent's Grand Vision
The African Union's landmark development blueprint, Agenda 2063, faces a deepening resource mobilisation crisis as the continental body operates on a fraction of its required staffing and funding. Senior AU leaders gathe…
Fault Lines: The Economic and Political Roots of Southern Africa's Anti-Migrant Violence
From Island Nation to World Stage: Cape Verde's Historic World Cup Qualification and What It Means for African Football
Algeria's Digital Innovation Hubs Transform Tech Landscape
Tunisia Advances Digital Democracy Through Tech Innovation
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Agenda 2063 at a Crossroads: How the African Union's Resource Crisis Threatens a Continent's Grand Vision
The African Union's landmark development blueprint, Agenda 2063, faces a deepening resource mobilisation crisis as the continental body operates on a …
Egypt needs more drinkable water – how windy coastal resorts could help
Thokozani Majozi , University of the Witwatersrand - Egypt is facing a growing water crisis due to its arid climate , limited water resources , and ra…
Burkina Faso's Political Instability and Regional Security Crisis
Burkina Faso faces a confluence of political instability and armed conflict that has reshaped governance across the Sahel region. Military interventions in state affairs, weak institutional capacity, and the presence of …
The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how
Jonathan E. Cohen , University of Southern California - Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a stat…
Tunisia Pioneers Digital Government Platform Revolution
Tunisia is emerging as a regional leader in digital governance transformation, implementing comprehensive electronic government platforms that are rev…
Burundi's Political Trajectory: Institutional Fragility and Regional Implications
Burundi occupies a precarious position within East Africa's political landscape, marked by structural instability, contested institutional legitimacy, and patterns of governance that shape both domestic and regional secu…
Violence against women and children is deeply connected. Three ways to break the patterns
Phiwe Babalo Nota , University of Cape Town and Wiedaad Slemming , University of Cape Town In South Africa, intimate partner violence is the most comm…
Algeria at the Crossroads of Regional Security
By Sally Barenger In the shifting sands of North Africa, Algeria stands as both sentinel and mediator. The largest country on the continent, it occupi…
Botswana's Democratic Foundations and Political Evolution
Botswana holds a distinctive position in African politics as a nation with sustained democratic governance and institutional stability since independence in 1966. The country's political system, anchored in a presidentia…
West Africa’s trade monitoring system has collapsed - why this is dangerous for food security
Olivier Walther , University of Florida ; Andrea Apolloni , Cirad , and Lacey Harris-Coble , University of Florida A decade ago countries in West Afri…
Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate
Divya Narain , University of Oxford - In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands,…
