Foreign direct investment will not create enough jobs to resolve the unemployment crisis
The OpenG, a vocal assistant that responds to commands in local languages, improves accessibility for Africans who don’t read or write
Although direct trade and financial links between Africa, Russia and Ukraine may be small, the main effect of the war will be civil strife in Africa driven by food and energy inflation
Emboldened by the overturning of Roe v Wade, Western conservative movements are dialling up their Africa campaigns. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The US has committed to aiding the continent in adapting to cleaner, renewable energy sources
The online literary magazine, Brittle Paper, has released this year’s Notable African Books
A year into Hakainde Hichilema’s first term as president reveals he is more interested in colluding with the West and dividing the country along ethnic lines
The first humanoid robot has been launched as have multiple AI research labs on the continent
The different renditions of the Lion King don’t dilute the story, but none are better than the original.
While COP27 saw some major milestones achieved, there were also worrying breaches in commitments to tackle the real sources of climate change
The award-winning country music pair are the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Jesse Rudoy, which premiered at the New York film festival
Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia. So how did he end up dying in combat in Ukraine?
With 700 million people at risk of being displaced by water scarcity by 2030, and no way to increase the world’s potable water supply, the continent must mitigate the risk via adaptations, innovations and international agreements
With Mané and Salah absent, the semifinals seem as remote as ever, thanks to a glaring imbalance in development systems
Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
Universal healthcare is crucial to realising social and economic potential but countries must rethink how they fund and manage such systems
There has been progress in some countries but it’s still a long way off from curtailing tuberculosis on the continent
Some African leaders argued the potential benefits for people on the world’s poorest continent outweighed the harm from the production and export of fossil fuels
Josep Borrel’s depiction of Europe as a garden that must protect itself from jungle invaders reveals deeply entrenched feelings of superiority
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
Africans have been decolonising, critiquing, and also enriching liberal democracy from an African perspective since colonial times
Clean energy is crucial for the continent to determine its air quality future
House of BNG founder Bonang Matheba’s shoe and handbag collaboration with the American brand hits local stores this weekend
Negotiations must find pathways for Africa to deliver electricity for economic empowerment while spending less on harmful fuels.
Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to compromise
Will African countries get the climate pledges owed to them by wealthier nations or will it be more empty promises
But some African countries plan to push for investment in oil and gas exploration at COP27 in Egypt this month
Effective action needs to understand the linkages between biodiversity loss, climate change, economic development and the need for a conservation approach that is integrated and holistic.
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Off-grid solar services using mobile payments deliver affordable,
clean energy solutions
Learners should be taught in their home language and they need textbooks. Teachers must be part of curriculum reforms and know how to use teaching guides.
Art & Opulence-themed event will preview an new exhibition titled When We See Us