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The Conversation Africaby Obadia Yator, Research Fellow, University of Nairobi7 Sept 2026
Pregnancy and early motherhood can be challenging under any circumstances for adolescents. But in Kenya the challenges are huge.
The Conversation Africaby Subha Mani, Professor of Economics, Fordham University7 Sept 2026
The first five years of life lay an important foundation for children’s future schooling, health and earnings.
The Conversation Africaby Eline Lorenzen, Professor of Molecular Natural History, University of Copenhagen6 Sept 2026
Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils.
The Conversation Africaby Carlos Lopes, Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town6 Sept 2026
African countries have committed themselves to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and protecting their people from the worsening effects of climate change.
The Conversation Africaby Moha Ennaji, Professor, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah3 Sept 2026
The movement of tens of thousands people into Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the north African coast, in July 2026 has highlighted faultlines in the politics of migration between Europe and Morocco.
The Conversation Africaby Marie Roseline Belizaire, Researcher, School of Medicine, Universidad de Alcalá3 Sept 2026
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola has reached a tipping point. It can accelerate what it has been doing to bring the latest outbreak under control, or risk allowing it to...
The Conversation Africaby Amy Sarah Padayachee, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology3 Sept 2026
Questions about the integrity of educator appointments remain unresolved in South Africa ten years after a ministerial task team investigated the alleged sale of teaching posts.
The Conversation Africaby Carsten Schradin, Director of Research, Université de Strasbourg; University of the Witwatersrand3 Sept 2026
About 200 million years ago, furry little egg-laying creatures evolved the ability to feed their offspring with a secretion from some special glands: milk.
The Conversation Africaby Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University2 Sept 2026
Niger’s military regime, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, faced its most significant challenge on 29 August 2026 since coming to power in 2023.
The Conversation Africaby Mike Rogan, Associate Professor, Rhodes University2 Sept 2026
Rising inequality is, at its core, a political and policy choice. This is the central message of the Global Justice Report authored by experts based at the World Inequality Lab, led by economists...
The Conversation Africaby Dariusz Dziewanski, Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town1 Sept 2026
Thirty years after world famous US rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down at the age of 25, his legacy has remained a lasting and continuous presence in Africa.
The Conversation Africaby Derek R. Peterson, Ali Mazrui Professor of History & African Studies, University of Michigan31 Aug 2026
John Iliffe, the distinguished scholar renowned for his life’s work in African history, died on 20 August 2026 at the age of 87. He shed light on big themes in Africa’s history.
The Conversation Africaby Wandile Sihlobo, Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University31 Aug 2026
The focus on agricultural development at the Southern African Development Community’s 46th summit in August 2026 reflected a clear understanding that the sector can still play a key role in the...
The Conversation Africaby Dereje Melese Liyew, Lecturer and Reseacher, Political Science, Debre Markos University,31 Aug 2026
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of Ethiopia’s most influential institutions for more than 1,600 years.
The Conversation Africaby Janet Ananias, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Social Work at the University of Namibia. Her research interests include ageing and older people, mental health, intergenerationa31 Aug 2026
Your grandmother in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is struggling to breathe. You call the public ambulance service, but you’re told it could take more than 24 hours to arrive, if it comes to...
The Conversation Africaby Peter Lockwood, Postdoctoral fellow, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen30 Aug 2026
Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media.
The Conversation Africaby Richard Meissner, Associate Professor, University of South Africa30 Aug 2026
South Africa is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. South Africans know what water shortages look like: taps dry, water restrictions, failing municipal infrastructure and growing...
The Conversation Africaby Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, Lecturer in Environment and Development, University of Manchester29 Aug 2026
The Ethiopian federal army and Tigrayan forces have resumed their war, having failed to turn the November 2022 peace deal into a lasting political settlement.
The Conversation Africaby Gerard A. Akindes, Adjunct associate, Northwestern University27 Aug 2026
Gianni Infantino might have backed down from his proposal to sell a minority stake of Fifa to corporate investors and he may be facing a backlash from all sides, but the steady commercialisation of...
The Conversation Africaby Marianne Le Roux, e-Flora Coordinator, South African National Biodiversity Institute26 Aug 2026
Universities and biodiversity institutes have hidden treasures: their collections of pressed plant specimens.
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