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Overfishing forces Zambia’s third Lake Tanganyika fishing ban
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th August 2025 Once-abundant fish stocks must be replenished, but the ban alone won’t inspire more sustainable lake use by local communities. Lake Tanganyika is... →
South African study finds 4 low-income communities can’t cope with global warming: what needs to change
6th August 2025 Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa’s city of Pietermaritzburg,... →
Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: what this means for the war
6th August 2025 Sudan’s south-western city of Nyala in Darfur recently became the centre of a significant political development. After more than two years of... →
Trump’s deportation deals signal a troubling shift in US-Africa relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th August 2025 Eswatini and South Sudan are just two on a list of many African countries America has asked to accept violent criminals. United States (US)... →
Futures Dialogue Insights: Strategic Foresight is Reshaping Africa-Europe Climate and Energy Cooperation
6th August 2025 The Futures Dialogue highlighted a growing awareness that traditional diplomacy is increasingly inadequate in addressing the deep-rooted, long-term... →
South African learners struggle with reading comprehension: study reveals a gap between policy and classroom practice
5th August 2025 South African learners consistently struggle with reading comprehension, performing poorly in both international and local assessments. A... →
The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how
5th August 2025 Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US... →
Ubuntu matters: rural South Africans believe community care should go hand-in-hand with development
4th August 2025 The failure of many development initiatives has led some scholars, especially those associated with the post-development and decolonial schools of... →
Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends
4th August 2025 Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other... →
October elections will reveal the extent of Tanzania’s democratic decline
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th August 2025 As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even SADC and EAC election observers have been excluded from the polls. Tanzania is... →
