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Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

By Mark Smith & Chris Thomas The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some...

Gum arabic from Africa’s acacia trees in the Sahel is used in hundreds of products: what’s worth knowing

By Asgar Ali The conflict in Sudan has turned attention to a rarely discussed commodity: gum arabic. This product, the dried sap of certain species...

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed has made war after war and destabilised the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia is engulfed in a conflict from all sides, primarily influenced by the actions of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The repercussions of this turmoil...

Another corruption scandal in Kenya

In Kenya, there was a time when stealing from the colonial government was considered morally acceptable. Does this mean that the thief should still...

Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave

By Jing Jing Liu Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns,...

President Samia has changed the landscape of Tanzania, but Magufuli’s legacy persists

By Nicodemus Minde It’s been three years since the death of Tanzania’s president John Magufuli and the rise to power of current president Samia Suluhu Hassan. Magufuli was...

The coming famine in Sudan is a decision by the warring generals

By Hajooj Kuka External communications officer for the Khartoum State Emergency Response Room One year into a devastating war that has killed tens of thousands of...

EXCLUSIVE: Inside Egypt’s secret scheme to detain and deport thousands of Sudanese refugees

‘I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us.’ By Sara Creta and Nour Khalil A composite photo showing a satellite image of a...

Kenya’s shilling is gaining value, but don’t expect it to last

By Odongo Kodongo Shortly after Kenya’s 2022 elections, the shilling depreciated rapidly against the US dollar – the country’s main currency for international transactions –...
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