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Not ad idem: Leaders of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) member states who met in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-AU summit speak with forked tongues when it comes to trade with China. Photo: European Council
AFRICA

All African roads lead to Beijing

The same European governments that warn Africa about Chinese influence privately acknowledge that disengagement from China is neither realistic nor desirable

  • Kweku Ampiah
7 min read
Professor Nana Aba Appiah. (Sottie STAK – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90181613)
ACADEMIA

‘So many things’ encumber women, says Ghanaian academic

Women need support to overcome systemic barriers, argues 51-year-old Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, the first female vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana

  • Halima Athumani
3 min read
Through research and partnering with communities, universities can tackle the Southern African region’s problems, such as poverty, climate change and unemployment
BOTSWANA

Higher-education institutions around Africa close as the world combats Covid-19

Several countries, including Kenya and Senegal, have ordered their tertiary education institutions to shut down in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus

  • Bongekile Macupe
4 min read
JOSEPH DEVRIES

Programme aims to keep crop specialists at home

Scores of African scientists will be trained to develop crops for Africa’s conditions under a programme launched on Wednesday which is also aimed at keeping their expertise at…

  • Daniel Wallis
2 min read