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A story of African innovation
6th February 2026 In December, a young entrepreneur from Pretoria, Adriaan Kruger, won $150 000 (about R2.5-million) in prize money at an African Business Heroes... →
Countries need higher education to rebuild after conflict – study finds foreign aid isn’t going where it’s needed
6th February 2026 Higher education institutions are frequent casualties in violent conflicts. In Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan, to mention only a few recent examples,... →
South African novelist Lauretta Ngcobo is the subject of a tender and urgent new film
6th February 2026 Lauretta Ngcobo, who passed away in 2015, left a singular and impactful literary legacy in South Africa. Even in a life of exile and resistance to... →
Welcome visibility
By: Terence Creamer 6th February 2026 A new data portal made publicly available recently by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) provides some encouraging insight into... →
Anti-poverty programmes can change how people see the state and each other
5th February 2026 When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar’s home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then a... →
US airstrikes were a constrained choice for Nigeria
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th February 2026 The American operation exposes the risks to Africa posed by AFRICOM’s push for relevance under Trump’s second term. On Christmas night 2025, the... →
Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces
4th February 2026 Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the heart of our cities without the need for sprawling farms. Hydroponics – a method of... →
Private credit rating agencies shape Africa’s access to debt. Better oversight is needed
4th February 2026 Africa’s development finance challenge has reached a critical point. Mounting debt pressure is squeezing fiscal space. And essential needs in... →
African elections: will the AU remain chronicler rather than referee?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th February 2026 The AU’s response to the 2025 elections shows that it prioritises procedure over political competitiveness and democratic substance. Africa’s 2025... →
After a decade of AU reform, collective African security remains elusive
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd February 2026 The same leaders who routinely invoke ‘African solutions’ seek external conflict mediation and treat African-led initiatives as optional or... →
