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By: Terence Creamer Updated 3 hours ago 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... →
What’s stopping sunny South Africa’s solar industry? Court case sheds light on the wider problem
2nd February 2026 A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local... →
Lakurawa: Nigeria’s hybrid threat that attracted US missile fire
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd February 2026 Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group’s rapid transnational expansion. In January,... →
Lessons for Africa from US military action in Venezuela
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd February 2026 Had Maduro enjoyed undisputed electoral legitimacy, his capture by a foreign power would have been far more costly. America’s military removal of... →
