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The challenges African election bodies face go beyond ‘democratic backsliding’ – analysis

By Sonali Campion, Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced, impartial and free from...

Nigeria is pioneering a new vaccine to fight meningitis – why this matters

By Idris Mohammed Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people...

Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard

By Melanie Samson Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN has been convening negotiations...

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

By Carlos Lopes The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Three...

Academics with disabilities: South African universities need an overhaul to make them genuinely inclusive

By Sibonokuhle Ndlovu Very little research has been conducted about academics with disabilities working in South African universities. This means their stories, and the challenges...

Jobs for young Africans: new data tool reveals trends and red flags

By Katharina Fenz An estimated 23.6 million young Africans (aged 15-35) are unemployed – that’s one in 22 (4.5%). With this number projected to grow to 27 million by...

Henry Chakava (1946 – 2024): The publisher who pricked the people into consciousness

BY WALTER BGOYA Henry Chakava’s passing is, without a doubt, the end of an era of a protracted struggle by the first generation of post-independence African...

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