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Parks do more than cool cities. They also help people work together to cope with climate change, but only if local communities help design, manage and care for them.
It’s hard to know exactly how big an issue this is today, whether this is becoming more common or how much it costs taxpayers. But here’s what we know so far.
Solar farms can bring jobs, but the story of one South African community shows that rural residents who give up their land need more say in how benefits are shared.
Recognising African agency in colonised territories allows us to rethink borders and revise history.
Many Americans still write checks, even if you no longer do.
Healthcare teamwork is taught through western models. Ubuntu offers an African approach that could improve collaboration and patient care worldwide.
The power dynamics of labour migration to the Middle East are complex.
Gender-based violence responses must include energy access as a structural intervention, not an add-on.
Studying the mineral olivine in kimberlite sheds some light on diamond origins.
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
The AI industry is dominated by young, male tech workers. It runs the risk of developing apps and tools that reproduce these gender and age-biases.
Chinese lenders have invested billions in African agriculture. But new research shows the money often misses what’s needed to modernise the sector.
Previous rains and grain stocks could reduce the impact of the expected drought.
Youth employment programmes need to be built around real jobs, capable institutions and the young people they are meant to serve.
Nigeria’s housing policies have failed to meet the needs of its federal capital residents.
One Nation thinks adding photo ID to your Medicare card will stop fraud up to $3 billion a year. Here’s why this doesn’t stack up.
Ten pivotal moments that tell the story of how African football transformed itself.
Africans are often sold as physically strong with raw talent, but lacking in discipline and technical refinement.
Social capital matters in academic career progress.
Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.
The way the NDIS was designed and rolled out left important gaps in preventing fraud. A new parliamentary report outlines some fixes – but even more can be done.
A powerful Super El Niño is looming. Africa has learned hard lessons from past climate disasters that could help the world prepare.
Music created the networks, identities and spaces of trust that made collective political action possible in Sudan’s 2019 revolution.
Writers from very different places can grapple with the same questions.