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Understanding the local context is key to addressing fragility in Somalia
No longer a vision of the failed state of a decade ago, for Somalia the journey from fragility to sustainability is long, tough and ... -
Adieu to a post-colonial bully?
The coup in Libreville is less a marker of democratic erosion than a signal of the revolt against France’s neocolonial domination. “We want France ... -
BRICS and Africa: New beginning or false dawn?
With 40 countries on the waiting list, Egypt and Ethiopia’s entry into BRICS marks another notch for Beijing’s geopolitical expansion. The decision to expand ... -
View(s) from Africa: What’s at stake at Africa Climate Week?
We asked a panel of policy experts about their hopes, fears, and expectations from the Africa Climate Summit and Week. When President William Ruto ... -
A drug development model for the diseases the world forgot
Eschewing profit, over the past 20 years researchers at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative have developed a dozen drugs accessible to the world’s ... -
The Africa Climate Summit must dare speak the unspeakable
Fossil fuels, by far the biggest source of emissions, have brought much harm and few benefits to Africa. Yet climate agreements barely mention them. ... -
The climate future is here, and it looks like this proud commune in S Africa
With solar power, urban farms, and radical grassroots democracy, eKhenana provides an impressive model for a sustainable low-carbon future. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C ... -
Decolonising African cinema in the time of Netflix
90% of Africa’s cultural legacy resides outside the continent; audiovisual restitution is a battle for memory as urgent as artefact restitution. When film director ... -
Africa Climate Summit: Kenya’s green growth pitch sparks justice concerns
Outcry over McKinsey’s role and unease with Ruto’s focus on finance raises questions as to whether the summit will truly be “by Africans for ... -
Young people are the real peacekeepers in Liberia
A generation with no memory of the civil war will be voting in October – despite their abiding loss of faith in Liberia’s politicians. ...
