The Conversation
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,... →
Travel between African countries is still hard: fresh ideas to get movement flowing
15th October 2025 It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the... →
Nigeria’s Boko Haram rehabilitation efforts ignore the emotional trauma of soldiers: why this matters
15th October 2025 Since 2009, Boko Haram has waged one of the deadliest insurgencies in Africa. Concentrated in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, the group... →
Trade is shaping new global power relations: what this means for Africa
14th October 2025 Over the past two decades, economic strength, trade flows, technological leadership and even consumer demand have been moving steadily from west to... →
West Africa’s trade monitoring system has collapsed - why this is dangerous for food security
14th October 2025 A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural... →
Rural women farmers in South Africa: how global promises aren’t translating into support on the ground
13th October 2025 It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of tenure, which inhibits... →
How disaster-ready are African countries? Study of 5 shows some progress, but also huge gaps
13th October 2025 When we hear the word “disaster” we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes – events caused by nature. But what really turns these events... →
China and the US are in a race for critical minerals. African countries need to make the rules
13th October 2025 Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies.... →
Gauteng’s ‘Coloured’ community feels unsafe: who they are and why they’re discouraged
10th October 2025 The “Coloured” community in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic heartland, continues to face barriers to full economic and social inclusion. Despite... →
