Tag Archives: africa

  New digital tools are revealing the hidden patterns of lakes, rivers and dams, offering Africa a clearer path to water security   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | On the shores of Lake Sulunga in central Tanzania, researcher Nancy Wayua is tracing three decades of change in a water body …

What should Africa’s trade strategy be as deadlock persists at the World Trade Organization?   COMMENT | JANE NALUNGA | The outcome of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Yaoundé, Cameroon, which concluded on 30 March 2026, has once again laid bare the structural weaknesses of the multilateral …

  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 …

  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 …

Ahead of the 34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC34), a call for practical, collective leadership on food security and nutrition Accra, Ghana | ABEBE HAILE-GABRIEL | Global shocks keep tightening their grip on Africa’s agrifood systems. Trade disruptions raise the cost of fertilizer, fuel and freight. Climate variability …

OPINION | URN | Just weeks ago in Maputo, African trade ministers took a step the continent has often postponed: defining a common position before others define it for them. The February 26, 2026 meeting was a focused effort to consolidate Africa’s priorities ahead of the World Trade Organization Fourteenth …

COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | For many years, citizens of our ancient continent and beyond have grappled with the question of national growth, or, as Adam Smith framed it, the “wealth of nations”. It was Smith who, exactly 250 years ago this March, offered the first systematic account of this …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The self-serving and ulterior political motives attached to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have undermined the growth of Africa’s industries, a Kenyan scholar has said. Patrick Lumumba, a legal scholar and former director of Kenya’s anti-graft agency, told Xinhua in an interview that …

With COP32 scheduled for Addis Ababa already dominating political discussions across the continent, African leaders must choose their language more carefully   COMMENT |  MARTHA BEKELE | When politicians nowadays talk about Africa and climate change, they tend to use the same words: “leadership”, “opportunity”, and “solutions”. Africa is no longer …