Sub-Saharan Africa

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

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

Workers look for abnormal holes in mosquito netting at the A to Z Textile Mills factory producing insecticide-treated bednets in Arusha, Tanzania, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Katy Migiro

African solutions to African health system challenges

Dr. Olusoji Adeyi and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Dispatchers for the Rescue.co free ambulance service look at computer screens during the coronavirus night curfew in Nairobi, Kenya June 11, 2020. Picture taken June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner REFILE - CORRECTING SERVICE'S NAME

Data governance in Africa

Lesly Goh, Buhle Goslar, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Foresight Africa Podcast

Introducing the Foresight Africa podcast, exploring Africa’s dynamism and strategies to benefit all people in the region

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

What does President Idriss Déby’s death mean for Chad?

John Mukum Mbaku and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, April 22, 2021