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Budget 3.0: a moment of decision
14th May 2025 During the Freedom Day weekend run-up, the Minister of Finance withdrew his proposal to increase the VAT rate. On Freedom Day — Sunday, 27 April —... →
US funding cuts have crippled our HIV work – what’s being lost
13th May 2025 The Trump administration’s cuts to funding for scientific research have left many scientists reeling and very worried. At the National Institutes... →
What causes inequality in African countries? New book traces a vicious cycle
13th May 2025 Inequality is a problem that exists in various forms in sub-Saharan Africa. Inequality is created by, among other factors, where you are born and... →
African solutions have not solved the Great Lakes problems
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th May 2025 Ineffective African interventions in the region have opened the door to more assertive external actors. After months of diplomatic impasse and... →
Will the Chambishi spill affect Zambia’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with China?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th May 2025 Sino Metals’ pollution of the Kafue River presents an opportunity to forge a more environmentally sustainable partnership. When a toxic waste... →
Kenya's economic lead: Fact-checking president William Ruto's Tanzania and Uganda comparisons
By: Africa Check 13th May 2025 Just days after saying correctly – but controversially – that neighbours Uganda and Tanzania are classified as “least developed countries” while... →
Running from the Past? Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Leave South Africa Amid Controversy and Irony
13th May 2025 They once ruled the land through oppression and law. Now, they claim to be fleeing the country they once controlled. But can you genuinely be a... →
G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
12th May 2025 The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? →
Heat extremes in southern Africa might continue even if net-zero emissions are achieved
12th May 2025 Human emissions of greenhouse gases have caused rapid global warming. This has made high-impact, heat extreme events around the globe more and more... →
Samia Suluhu Hassan drops the pretence of reform
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th May 2025 Ahead of the October elections, Tanzania’s president is retreating from democracy – along with the rest of the East African region. Democracy is in... →
