Africa has made remarkable strides across many development metrics, significantly improving life expectancy, literacy, health, and education. With its population set to double to around 2 billion by ...

The landscape of external funding flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has evolved significantly over the past two decades. This paper provides an overview of the non-official external financing sources, ...

One month has passed since a municipal service delivery web system, CityMenderSA, was piloted and the response has been nothing short of amazing. The creator of the system, as well as the residents, ...

Kariba Dam, built on Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia in the 1950s, impounds the largest artificial reservoir in the ...

Background The burden of cardiovascular events in Africa is projected to rise significantly in the coming decade, placing ...

The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and ...

Drawn by European powers with little regard for the people living there, this map from 1935 still shapes Africa’s politics, ...

The study explored the challenges to the undertaking and growth of security and strategic studies (SSS) in Africa. This was against the observed increased establishment of SSS courses in both African ...

As U.S.-led efforts continue for a ceasefire in Gaza, the future of the Palestinian territories is still in question. The ...

PKK's transition. The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, officially declared the group’s ...

Ecuador’s government and its fledgling mining industry are heading into a legal battle over a controversial fee announced last month. The industry sees the measure as a tax that will stymie ...

From Johannesburg to Kruger Park, discover the wonders of South Africa on this 15-day tour. With its spectacular landscapes, ...