The Conversation
Gangs, guns and bibles in Cape Town: what it takes to quit a life of violence and stay alive
26th November 2024 “Blood in and blood out” is a well-known saying in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. It refers to the violent initiation rituals often... →
Brics+ countries are determined to trade in their own currencies – but can it work?
26th November 2024 Brics+ countries are exploring how they can foster greater use of local currencies in their trade, instead of relying on a handful of major... →
Ghana’s outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo failed to live up to expectations – a look at his time in office
26th November 2024 For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing on his shoulders. Ghana goes... →
Donald Trump will put America first: what does that mean for Africa?
25th November 2024 Donald Trump’s return as the president of the US in January 2025 is expected to usher in a transformation of US domestic and foreign affairs. The... →
Protecting victims of conflict: how African value systems could strengthen humanitarian law
25th November 2024 International humanitarian law seeks to limit the excesses of warfare and regulate the conduct of armed hostilities. But it is often ignored. Using... →
Illegal mining clampdown in South Africa: treating desperate people like criminals is an injustice – legal scholar
22nd November 2024 Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi (“plug the hole”), South African authorities... →
Ghana’s economic diplomacy: how three presidents with different ideologies dealt with the IMF and World Bank
22nd November 2024 Since independence in 1956, Ghana’s leaders have followed a variety of global ideologies, from centre-right to socialist. But the country has also... →
Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
21st November 2024 In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in... →
#NamibiaElections2024: Fact-checking ruling Swapo party manifesto
19th November 2024 Namibians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 November 2024. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been... →
Is South Africa one of the most politically polarised countries in the world? No, it’s not – sociologist
14th November 2024 A number of reports have called South Africa a politically polarised society. This may seem uncontroversial, given the country’s history of... →
