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What Nigerian Cities Can Do to Cope Better With Flood Risk
Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, University of the Witwatersrand Flooding is one of the most prevalent and devastating disasters in…
How Ghana Lost Its Federalism, Lessons for Others
Dennis Penu, International Institute of Social Studies Most of the 54 countries in Africa are unitary – the…
Five Things You Should Know about Ngugi wa Thiong’o, One of Africa’s Greatest Living Writers
Peter Kimani, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) Kenya’s most celebrated author Ngugi wa…
Rising Instability in Mali Raises Fear about Role of Private Russian Military Group
Christopher Michael Faulkner, US Naval War College Tensions are mounting in West Africa as Mali resists pressure from…
‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s Primer on Climate Denial illustrates 5 Myths that Fuel Rejection of Science
Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California and Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury Every disaster movie seems to open with…
Top Kenyan Scientist Shares the Joy and Challenges of Creating Life-Saving Vaccines
George Warimwe, University of Oxford Professor George Warimwe should be a household name in Kenya. He’s a leading…
Explainer: How South Africa’s Petrol Price is Set
Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s latest fuel price increase, which came into effect on 1…
Young Nigerians are Flocking to TikTok – why it’s a Double-Edged Sword
Silas Udenze, UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and Chinwe Elizabeth Uzochukwu, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Social media plays…
Hyenas’ Unpicky Feeding Habits Help Clean Up a Town in Ethiopia
Ozayr Patel, The Conversation Hyenas aren’t the most popular animals. Sometimes they kill people’s livestock. They are also…
Academics Suggest Good Reads on Topical Issues in Nigeria
Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College; Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos; Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos, and Sola Balogun, Federal…