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What can South Africa do to help find a way out of Zimbabwe’s on-going crises?
Written by Ian Scoones* The economic and political crises in Zimbabwe seem to be never-ending and still getting worse. The misplaced expectations…
Deterioration of space agency: What happened to Nigeria’s N18 billion satellites?
The Nigeria’s National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA) was established more than two decades after the country increased its participation…
The Challenges of community participation in schooling in Nigeria
Written By Máiréad Dunne*, & Sara Humphreys* Nigeria has more out-of-school children than any other country in the world. Around 10.5…
South African astronomy has a long, rich history of discovery – and a promising future
Written by Ian Glass* The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town is the oldest permanent observatory in the southern hemisphere: it…
IMF says board approves $487.5 million disbursement to Angola
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its executive board approved a disbursement to Angola of about $487.5 million after…
From 14.89% last year, Nigeria sees inflation at 11.95% by end 2021
Nigeria expects inflation to decline to 11.95% by end-2021 from 14.89% last year, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Tuesday,…
After 3years of severing ties with Doha, Egypt reopens airspace to Qatari flights
Egypt will reopen its airspace to Qatari flights following the resumption of relations after a summit in Saudi Arabia. Civil…
What Nigeria-Microsoft partnership means for Africa
Local media recently reported that global technology heavyweight company, Microsoft Corporation, has revealed plans to partner with the Nigerian Government…
Africans don’t just live to die
By Mamka Anyona* Were it not for the notoriety of Western media’s often reductionist reporting of the Global South, I…
After months of COVID delays, AfCFTA launches
African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by…
Ethiopia to hold national election in June
Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, the electoral board said on Friday, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
UK-Africa trade after Brexit: Time for a reset
As the UK prepares to leave the transition period with the European Union at the end of December 2020, there…