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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his airplane at Ngurah Rai International Airport as he travels to Bangkok, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

Friday, August 5, 2022

Graphic of South African and Ukrainian flags

How do Global South politics of non-alignment and solidarity explain South Africa’s position on Ukraine?

Elizabeth Sidiropoulos

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Activists from the social justice centres working group chant during a demonstration asking the government to lower costs of living, especially on food prices, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

African Youth Survey reveals sustained optimism and shifting priorities

Ivor Ichikowitz and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Betty Ogiel Rubanga and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

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Russia’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine are lingering in Africa

Mary Blankenship and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, June 27, 2022

Children play in Botswana.

Are Africa’s children our last hope to save us from demographic decline?

Wolfgang Fengler

Thursday, June 23, 2022

vibrant coral reef with various species of fish and sea creatures

The Great Blue Wall Initiative: At the nexus of climate change, nature conservation, and the blue economy

Nassim Oulmane and Thomas Sberna

Thursday, June 23, 2022

A newly commissioned Nigerian railway is seen Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station in Ebutemeta, Lagos, Nigeria, on June 10, 2021. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited Lagos for the inauguration of the 157-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta. The Construction which started in March 2017, and test-running commenced in December 2020. The Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station, is the largest railway station in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6000 passengers A statement from the precedential aide ''''Femi Adesina''. ''President Buhari is committed to developing a modern national railway network that will connect every part of Nigeria, and promote trade, travel, tourism, commerce and national integration.'' (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Re-approaching Africa’s economic integration agenda

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Julius Kiiza

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

'Fridays for Future' coordinator Hilda Flavia Nakabuye holds a sign during the global 'School Strike for Climate' in Kampala, Uganda on May 24, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Alice McCool.

Young Ugandan climate activists on their work and vision

Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Morris Nyombi, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

United States Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media next to President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana before their meeting in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.Featuring: Vice President Kamala Harris, President Nana Akufo-AddoWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 23 Sep 2021Credit: Yuri Gripas/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages/Cover Images

What’s next for U.S.-Africa relations under the Biden administration?

Witney Schneidman and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Nurses talk with Blessing Mbeng, 13, who was shot by gunmen after they stormed his school, as he lies in a hospital bed in Kumba, Cameroon October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Josiane Kouagheu

The resilience of African nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Winnifred Groves and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A signage is seen at the border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. Picture taken July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

New tools for easing cross-border trade in Africa

Mike Ogbalu III and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Famine Early Warning System Network in Africa (FEWS NET) scientist Chris Shitote talks to farmer Bernard Mbithi after he uprooted his maize field that failed because of a drought in Kilifi county, Kenya, February 16, 2022. Picture taken February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Tackling the climate change challenge in Africa

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Friday, April 22, 2022

Wind turbines produce renewable energy outside Caledon, South Africa, May 20, 2020. Picture taken May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Five trends to expect in Africa for the rest of 2022

Ryan Short and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

People collecting water in plastic bottles at natural water spring during drought at Newlands Cape Town South Africa.

Lessons from the Cape Town water crisis and the need for a renewed technical agenda

Jessica Fell and Kirsty Carden

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Digital cryptocurrency token symbols

African governments are turning to cryptocurrencies but can they team up?

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

An employee of online retailer Jumia sorts packages for delivery at the company's warehouse in Lagos February 16, 2015. The growth of Africa's middle class has created demand for products that conventional retail struggles to satisfy due to a shortage of malls and grinding traffic in many cities that deters shoppers. The sector is still in its infancy. The internet's contribution to Africa's gross domestic product stood at 1.1 percent in 2013, much lower than other emerging markets. But this could rise to 10 percent, or $300 billion, by 2025, according to a report by consultants McKinsey's & Company. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT)

Lessons from Lagos state in addressing youth unemployment

Tejumola Abisoye and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

South Africa's Ambassador to the UN Mathu Joyini speaks during the 11th emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Figure of the week: African countries’ votes on the UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Abraham White and Leo Holtz

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Signage for Sarafu on the streets of Mukuru Kayiaba slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 28, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi

Challenges in the post-COVID global economic recovery

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Fred Dews

Friday, March 4, 2022

A researcher works inside a laboratory at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya May 11, 2020. Picture taken May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jackson Njehia

Investment in science and technology is key to an Africa economic boom

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Landry Signé, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 2, 2022