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Namibia’s game-changing 2024 elections: Swapo might face defeat for the first time since independence in 1990
The former liberation movement South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been in firm political control of Namibia since independence…
Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite
Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and…
From Fela Kuti to Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead – the story of music manager Rikki Stein
Rikki Stein, born into a regular, middle-class home in the UK, has had what must have seemed an unlikely career.…
Anglo-Boer War: how a bloody conflict 125 years ago still shapes South Africa
The 125th anniversary of the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is marked on 11 October 2024. Also known as the South…
Senegal female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way – who the rising voices are
In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to…
Polluters must pay: how COP29 can make this a reality
The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) takes place in Azerbaijan in November 2024. The annual climate change conference must…
Breast cancer in Africa: myths that need to be debunked
There are many myths about breast cancer, particularly in Africa with its rich diversity of people, different genetic backgrounds and…
Nuer people have a sacred connection to birds – it can guide conservation in Ethiopia and South Sudan
The Nuer are a large pastoralist community living in western Ethiopia and South Sudan in east Africa. They rely on…
South Africa’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy – model shows how social grants could work
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth.…
Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies
Refugees in east Africa suffer from high levels of depression, making it harder to rebuild lives – new study
By the end of 2023, more than 100 million people globally had been forced to flee their homes due to…
Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age they didn’t have to migrate like other species – new study
Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to…
