Yearly Archives: 2024
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Corporate or community-led? Africa’s agricultural future at a crossroads
The post-Malabo process to determine the next decade of agricultural policy has so far been characterised by outside influence and exclusivity. Late last month, officials from ... -
DR Congo quagmire poses an existential question to Southern Africa’s leaders
Engineering a permanent state of conflict in eastern Congo ensures the continued flow of minerals into the bloodstream of global capitalism. SADC must protect the lives ... -
Who’s afraid of Aliko Dangote?
The $19 billion Dangote Refinery could meet Nigeria’s refined product needs. This upsets prosperous local importers – and the regulators who have lived comfortably in their ... -
Mozambique: Seaweed brings local benefits but may not save the climate
Seaweed’s ability to suck huge quantities of carbon out of the air have been questioned, but there are other reasons to grow it. With its low-lying ... -
Moving the Talai: How the British tried, and failed, to eliminate the native prophets of the Rift Valley
The evidence of colonial Britain’s attempt to eliminate the Talai a century ago is only now coming to light, as the last of the survivors seek ... -
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How progressive taxation can raise trillions for climate action
A new report finds that developed countries could raise $2 trillion in climate finance per year by raising their tax-to-GDP ratios by four points. Despite being ... -
The Basket of HIV Prevention Options Needs to Be Filled
The end of the HIV pandemic is in sight thanks to radical new innovations and treatments. We stand at a thrilling precipice in the fight against ... -
How Afrobeats is sampling nostalgia for the Gen Zs
With the industry awash with money, global notoriety, bold Afrobeats producers are buying early Afrobeats records, channelling them to an audience seeking its slice of the ...
