NEWS ANALYSIS

NEWS ANALYSIS | Riyadh is investing in African agricultural production and export infrastructure in a bid to boost its food security amid global political shocks, writes Harry Clynch. The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which face an arid climate, limited arable land, and persistent water shortages, …

Despite vast agricultural potential, Africa still imports billions of dollars’ worth of food and depends heavily on food aid. Dr. Meshack Malo is the Deputy Regional Representative for Africa  at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and explains both the challenges and why technology and youth will determine whether …

  Male fetus loss is higher in women in Africa exposed to heat in early pregnancy   HEALTH FEATURE | BY AGENCIES | Exposure to even moderately warm temperatures during pregnancy is increasing the loss of vulnerable male fetuses in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the need to strengthen maternal healthcare in a changing …

  Once again, Africa finds itself on the receiving end of global crises; paying the price in growth, stability, and livelihoods   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When the so-called coordinated military strikes by the United States and Israel hit Iranian territory on Feb. 28, the escalation marked a decisive …

With a new dashboard, the Bank of Uganda is finally mapping the billions of  dollars sent home by its diaspora   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In the early morning hours at Entebbe International Airport, the departure hall often fills with a quiet, nervous energy. Small groups of young Ugandan …

After years of U.S-backed investment, the transfer of data systems marks a shift from external support to state control   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | In a district hospital in eastern Uganda, a mother waits as a clinician opens an electronic medical records system instead of reaching for a paper …

  From southern Africa’s coasts to aquariums abroad, a new model of cross-border conservation is taking shape around one of the continent’s most threatened species, the African penguin.   SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | A newly hatched African penguin at the New York Aquarium signals a structural shift in …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Molly Katanga, the widow of businessman Henry Katanga on Thursday maintained in her evidence that the attack by her husband was brutal and violent and left her unable to walk or stand and injured both her hands. Molly was under cross-examination by the prosecution …

The multilateral system that Donald Trump has dismantled was not, as he believes, a trap laid by weaker states to fleece a credulous superpower   COMMENT | STEPHEN HOLMES | After declaring Iran’s military “gone”, US President Donald Trump appealed to Britain, France, Japan, and South Korea – as well as …

Moving east, India and Pakistan are already nuclear powers, and after recent border skirmishes, neither will be dialing back NEWS ANALYSIS | BY AGENCIES | Of all the reasons proffered for the Iran war—and there’ve been a few—probably the easiest for Americans to get behind is that striking the regime was necessary to permanently derail …