Panic buying in the wake of COVID‑19 underscores inequalities in South Africa
Most consumers in South Africa aren’t able to fill up a trolley of groceries for their daily needs, let alone join the panic buying induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nigeria at sixes and sevens on COVID‑19 vaccine rollout
Confusion reigns about Nigeria’s distribution plan for its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines.
Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea’s long‑running feud with Tigrayans
The origins of Ethiopia’s food crisis can be traced to a bitter feud between Eritrean and Tigrayan liberation fighters.
Droughts don’t need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference
States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
Fees must fall – but not at the expense of quality higher education
South African students’ demands for free university education are not going away. Nor are the country’s economic realities.
China tops US and UK as destination for anglophone African students
Newly translated Chinese Ministry of Education records shine light on China’s shifting place in the global higher education landscape.
Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security
Illegal logging entrenches systemic corruption, undermines accountability in governance, and finances insecurity.
Africa’s informal seed system needs to be brought in from the cold
More than 90% of Africa’ small-scale famers get their seeds from informal systems. Governments and donors should shift their attention from the formal and invest more in the informal sector.
Why students don’t attend lectures: what we found at a South African university
Factors such as not being able to handle their study load and living too far from campus led to students not attending class.
Nigeria’s academic journals have a quality issue. This can be fixed
The proliferation of sub-standard journals may be attributed to the proliferation of universities in Nigeria and this demands urgent attention.