East African troops hope to bring peace in the DRC but there may be stumbling blocks There are advantages to a regional force overseen by the East African Community – particularly as the bloc is leading new political talks.
Climate change is not what South Africans see as their main problem: a survey breaks it down South Africans would rather see efforts go into tackling other challenges – but climate change will intensify those challenges.
Abiy Ahmed gained power in Ethiopia with the help of young people – four years later he’s silencing them
Contempt of court in Nigeria - what the cases of three convicted security officials tell us Ignoring any order of the court undermines democracy and the rule of law. No one should be above the law.
Breast cancer patients in South Africa are battling to maintain treatment because of high transport costs
What is RET and what does it want? The Radical Economic Transformation faction in South Africa explained
Music streaming in South Africa – new survey reveals musicians get a raw deal New survey shows poor earnings from music streaming made worse by the digital divide and a lack of policy.
Why women sometimes stay with abusers: insights from a Nigerian study Interventions against intimate partner violence may work better if they target the mechanisms that make empathic women more vulnerable.
Street food keeps Johannesburg going - but working conditions of vendors are unhealthy Vendors are continuously exposed to outdoor air pollution from traffic or automotive emissions and cooking fuels such as gas and open fires.
Corruption in South Africa: new book lifts the lid on who profits - and their corporate enablers The new book is structured around apartheid profiteers, war profiteers, state capture profiteers, welfare profiteers, failing auditors, conspiring consultants and bad lawyers.
