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‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry
20th October 2025 “Reduce, reuse, recycle.” For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world’s go-to environmental mantra. →
Does Ramkalawan’s defeat mean Seychelles' democracy is maturing?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th October 2025 As the old guard storms back in recent elections, Seychelles may be entering a phase of stable power alternation. Patrick Herminie’s triumph in... →
Project Vulindlela
17th October 2025 On a recent roadshow around the country, I asked business audiences about Project Vulindlela. To my surprise, very few had heard of it. That is... →
As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam opens, benefits are weighed against concerns
By: In On Africa IOA 17th October 2025 Analysis in brief: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was built for electricity generation. By this measure, the project has been a short-term... →
Raila Odinga: the man who changed Kenya without ever ruling it
17th October 2025 Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics. A leader who repeatedly ran... →
African languages for AI: the project that’s gathering a huge new dataset
17th October 2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English,... →
A little too late? The ICC’s first Darfur conflict conviction
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th October 2025 With funding for global institutions shrinking, the slow, arduous and costly task of international justice will weigh on ICC member states. On 6... →
Content over form
By: Terence Creamer 17th October 2025 South Africans are naturally strongly opposed to any more hefty electricity hikes, having borne above-inflation increases for years while power... →
Africa has a History of Using Science and Moral Conduct in Shaping the Society.
16th October 2025 As a consequence of daily humiliation by a Neo-colonial society obsessed with perversion, Africans are being deracinated. Racial barriers are... →
Tanzania polls: will election observers be the last line of defence?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th October 2025 Domestic observers may not improve the quality of polls on 29 October, but could increase transparency and public awareness. Tanzania’s general... →
