Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?
COVID-19 has had a dire effect on global economies. Rising infection rates have led to social distancing directives, persistent lockdowns,...
Africa’s attempts to abandon practice of presidents for life suffer another setback
Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara (78) has finally confirmed he’ll seek a third term in office in October. Within days of...
Repression in Zimbabwe exposes South Africa’s weakness
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s despatch of envoys to Zimbabwe in a bid to defuse the latest crisis, in which...
State of democracy in Africa: changing leaders doesn’t change politics
For the last few years the African political landscape has been dominated by high profile changes of leaders and governments....
Getting to grips with the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria
The pace of SARS-CoV-2 transmission has triggered different government responses globally. These have had varying levels of effectiveness and some...
How young people in the Niger Delta are being left out of development
Twenty years ago, local resistance arose in the Niger Delta because of the way oil revenue was being shared and...
Why terrorism continues in Nigeria and how to turn the tide
By The Conversation For ten years, the Nigerian authorities have engaged the terror group Boko Haram in the northeast without...
How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule
Selected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how...
Lessons from two pan-African giants on how to achieve genuine nuclear disarmament
Tackling nuclear imperialism would require African countries to sign up to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, or...
Close look at some South African households gives insights into COVID-19 vulnerability
Vulnerability in the context of COVID-19 is not distributed evenly across all people and households. Globally, a range of factors...
