Government support for farmers, higher rainfall and grain imports have helped sub-Saharan Africa stave off food insecurity, but the region isn’t out of the woods yet.
All too often, urban reforms are led by technical and infrastructural change, rather than by engaging people.
Could bioengineered potatoes play a crucial role in food security?
Adolescents and young people should get involved early in the design, planning and scale up of interventions.
African countries must not sign away their health data or release their pathogens in exchange for donor funding.
Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
African health workers have over 50 years of experience battling various outbreaks of yellow fever, Ebola, mpox and more recently COVID-19. This experience should be harnessed now.
Many African countries are experienced in managing outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and many of the lessons learnt from the Ebola can be applied to the Marburg outbreak.
Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for safety.
US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took responsibility for its own people.
