Brown Is Beautiful: What Namibia’s Capital Windhoek Can Teach African Cities as They Get Hotter and Drier
New research shows how Windhoek’s ‘Brown is Beautiful’ approach could use its dry landscape to protect the city from heat, drought and floods.
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3 African Wild Dogs Travelled Over 4,000KM to Find Mates – Why That’s Good News for the Endangered Species
New GPS tracking on African wild dogs found they could travel long distances to find mates, but more than half did not survive the journey.
History Is Being Rewritten at an Archaeological Site in Morocco. What the Discovery of an Ancient Wall Tells Us
Communities in the north-west Maghreb were able to coordinate large construction projects thousands of years ago.
AI Has Arrived in South Africa’s Boardrooms – But Company Law Hasn’t Caught Up
Clear rules are urgently needed to prevent a legal vacuum in South African boardrooms.
AI Is Supercharging Money Scams – Here’s What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.
New World Map Makes Africa Look Bigger: What’s the Fuss About? Cartographers Explain
Correcting the mental map of global leaders is an important step in amplifying Africa’s relevance and rights.
Viral African Dance Videos Are Busting Stereotypes in China – And Making Money for Some
Digital platforms offer opportunities for African dance influencers to construct their own visions of what it means to be African.
DRC’s Cobalt Exports Contain Unreported Uranium – Our Study Estimates the Global Nuclear Risk
The amount of undeclared uranium from the DRC’s cobalt mines could – if processed – produce enough material for 600-1,500 nuclear weapons.
Africa’s Rocks Hold Ancient Stories. We Need Better Ways to Document and Protect Them
Africa has some of the world’s most important geological landscapes, yet they remain under-represented in digital geoheritage research.
DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Has the Potential to Become a Global Pandemic. How to Make Sure It Doesn’t
Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.
OnlyFans in South Africa: What Creators Say About Sex Work, Personal Safety and the Gig Economy
While some creators proudly embrace the label of sex worker, many others reject it outright.
Africa Gets Only 23% of the Climate Finance It Needs – And Pays Too Much for It
Climate finance should not be separated from development funding.
Are We in an AI Bubble? Ponzi Schemes and Financial Bubbles: Lessons From History
Technology bubbles have often concealed major frauds. From the railway boom to the Madoff affair, are there warning signs at the heart of the current AI frenzy?
Discovery of Ancient DNA From Antelope Fossils in South Africa Opens a New Window on the Past
Researchers managed to extract DNA from African fossils dating back to the last ice age.
DRC’s Ebola Epidemic Could Be the Worst in History: 4 Things That Could Help End It
The next phase of the response must not be about deploying more people into communities simply to deliver interventions.
Europe Relies on Morocco to Keep Migrants Out – Ceuta Shows the Political Cost
International attention needs to be paid to Europe’s outsourcing of border controls, and to the relationship between Spain and Morocco.
Niger’s Failed Coup Is a Warning to the Sahel’s Military Rulers: Those With Power Must Keep Their Promises
Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.
Why Tupac Lives on in Cape Town 30 Years After He Was Murdered
Tupac is proof that being young, marginal and Black does not necessarily mean being powerless.
Why Water Rights Aren’t Enough to Fix South Africa’s Deeply Unequal Farming Sector
Without finance, infrastructure and power, many Black South African farmers remain dependent on white commercial farmers.
Zambia’s Messy but Decisive Election: Government Shows Strength; Democracy Shows Weakness
How the re-elected government uses its new dominance will influence Zambian politics well beyond this election.
Along Nigeria’s ‘Spiritual Highway’, Prayer Camps Create a New Urban Future
The vast prayer camps challenge stereotypes of Nigerian cities as chaotic, dysfunctional, and driven by religious tension.
Orange Lips and Roaring Calls: Meet the DRC’s Shy New Rainforest Monkey
The scientist who discovered Likweli describes years of searching for the species, new to science.
Governments Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Decide Who Gets a Social Grant: Inside a South African Court Case
Automated systems need to be watched carefully to ensure they are in fact operating in the public interest.
Returning Bones to Madagascar Doesn’t Just Right a Colonial Wrong: Why a Royal Skull Still Has Power
Royal relics in Madagascar confer legitimacy on rulers.