Burundi at 60 is the poorest country on the planet: a look at what went wrong
The peasantry still provides almost all the resources of the party-state, yet most of the agrarian policy decisions are taken without consultation.
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When two elephants fight: how the global south uses non‑alignment to avoid great power rivalries
If a new non-alignment is to be achieved in Africa, the foreign military bases of the US, France, and China - and the Russian military presence - must be dismantled.
Africa’s presidents have been wrongly stereotyped: what we can learn from Kenya
Far from the myth of the omnipotent father of the nation, big man or dictator, the Kenyan presidential system was built on divisions and uncertainty.
Africa is a treasure trove of medicinal plants: here are seven that are popular
Thousands of plant species are used in African traditional medicine. Extracts from some of these plants are part of important pharmaceutical drugs.
Chinese and Russian disinformation flourishes in some African countries – anti‑US sentiment helps it take hold
Russia’s media often paint the west as hypocritical or imperialistic and Moscow as a defender of sovereignty. Chinese media emphasise Beijing’s role as a partner in Africa’s development.
The eight must‑read African novels to get you through lockdown
African academics draw up a reading list that speaks to the vibrancy of contemporary as well as older African literature.
Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead
Global health funding cracks do not bode well for pandemic governance as recent disease outbreaks are reminding us. What does this mean for developing countries and how do they cope with health emergencies?
Why countries best placed to handle the pandemic appear to have fared the worst
More able and legitimate states should have handled the virus the best, but instead they’ve had the most cases and deaths.
Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID‑19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and Ebolavirus raise concerns about risks linked to travel, with responses varying between countries. COVID-19 offers lessons for effective approaches to public health.
Megacity slums are incubators of disease – but coronavirus response isn’t helping the billion people who live in them
COVID-19 is spreading fast through not only the world’s richest cities but also its poorest, ravaging slum areas where risk factors like overcrowding and poverty accelerate disease transmission.