The world is changing and alliances shifting which presents opportunities for the continent if the citizenry is engaged
Collaboration between the government and academia could help mitigate climate change in South Africa, professor says
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
A new report by the Global Wind Energy Council’s Africa Wind Power initiative examines the status of wind energy in Africa
Fear, vulnerability and stigma can be particularly dangerous in Africa
The continent must develop its own security and political frameworks to prevent undue influence from elsewhere in the world
A new investigation says the military is involved in the disappearance of thousands of citizens
Five correspondents for ‘The Continent’ celebrate their favourite traditional dishes from across Africa. One thing these diverse meals have in common is not what they taste like but that they all make you feel right at home – even when you are far away
In a polarised world, Ramaphosa’s administration dodged some fatal bullets in the past five months that carried some hard long-term risks
‘In the house of the just those who command are at the service of those who seem the commanded’
The carbon market: a potential planet saver or greenwashing that gives polluting companies an opportunity to evade reducing their emissions?
About 60% of people in Africa lack early warning systems which could help them to better prepare for upcoming climate disasters
Beijing’s actions suggest it has a serious role to play in Africa’s journey toward stability
The journey to empowering women’s entrepreneurship will not be achieved by any one isolated approach
Steering education in the right direction requires synergy between business and government to provide schools with what they lack – life-altering educational opportunities
The minister said Africa needs a holistic approach to defining critical minerals which considers national and continental needs and global trends
The principle of non-racialism remains one of society’s most radical and valuable principles because it includes classism and sexism
The two countries have a mutually beneficial future in mind at the Brics summit
The continent is embarking on a path to an electric public transport system, highlighting the importance of infrastructure investment
Small donations can have a large positive knock-on effect for African artists and contribute to the economy through art tourism
Climate is seen and dealt with in large part from a masculine point of view and this must change
The Middle-Eastern power is waking up to the continent’s potential as a strategic partner for oil exploration, among other win-win ventures
Insights from the annual extractive industries workshop: Sub-Saharan Africa must embrace the just energy transition and other sustainable means of progress
The birds, which are native to equatorial Africa, have been decimated by the international pet trade
South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service
The country shed colonial and white rule but ushered in Robert Mugabe and then his vice-president, Emerson Mnangagwa, bringing with them the rise of a new authoritarianism
Carbon tax measures will remain so African countries need to develop green industrialisation with support for this through investments
The promise of a new climate economy requires tangible actions across key economic systems, some of which include targeted investments into sustainable water infrastructure
Africa tends to ignore her own problems at home, while doing everything to try and help the rest of the world in putting out their fires
Cholera was largely eliminated from industrialised countries more than a century ago, but there are still a significant number of cases each year in Africa
The continent needs to invest in its potential resource, the youth, by ensuring rapid and extensive digital skills development
If anything, the programmes in their current incarnation are more like sophisticated parrots, incapable of original thought