Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’

By: Wisdom Mensah, University of West Florida In certain communities in Benin, Togo and Ghana, […]

African countries’ policies must shift to achieve zero hunger

By: Sheryl L Hendriks, University of Pretoria; Elizabeth Mkandawire, University of Pretoria, and Nosipho Mabuza, […]

Threats to media freedom in Africa: some old methods and some new

By: George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire The push to tax social media users is […]

Victim surveys show that crime in South Africa may be dropping, yet fear is rising

By: Andrew Faull, University of Cape Town There’s been a decline in many crimes in […]

Why inquiry into corruption in South Africa needs to act with urgency

By: Richard Calland, University of Cape Town Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo is heading up […]

Peace prospects are much higher in the Horn of Africa. But obstacles remain.

By: Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and Eritrea’s […]

South Africa is paying a heavy price for dysfunctional local government

By: Dirk Brand, Stellenbosch University Violent protests over the poor delivery of basic municipal services […]

Kofi Annan: a complicated legacy of impressive achievements, and some profound failure

By: Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan left a mixed […]

Why Zimbabwe’s first elections after the Mugabe ouster are so significant

By: Gift Mwonzora, Rhodes University Supporters attend a Movement For Democratic Change-Alliance campaign rally in […]

Why the Pan-African Parliament must clean up its act if it wants to survive – #AFricaDay

By: Babatunde Fagbayibo, University of South Africa The Pan African Parliament in session in Midrand, […]

#KayaIsAfrica What we can Africa learn from China

By Zuko Komisa The last three decades of China have been marvelled at by many […]

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy: Echoes of Argentina’s Evita

By: Lyn Snodgrass, Nelson Mandela University Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at her 80th birthday celebrations. GCIS The […]