Killings are still ongoing in Plateau State and state governments have begun the evacuation of their indigenes. It is scary that the gory old days of…
Browsing: Op-Ed
By Dakuku Peterside We started this series penultimate week with permutations regarding the conventions and congresses of Nigeria’s two major political parties – the ruling All…
By Dakuku Peterside You could call it premonitions, dreams, forecasts, or revelations. I have a clear guesstimate of possible scenarios that will shape our political future…
Nigeria must immediately address all its fault lines as a way of fostering unity and cohesion, which is needed to fight the common enemy of extremism. Unity is needed now, not fighting multiple wars. Restructuring and creating a sense of nationhood now is inevitable if Nigeria is to succeed.
Ojo Melvin Agunbiade, African Population and Health Research Center Globally, older people’s voices and experiences tend to be left out of discussions on sexual health and…
Hugh Corder, University of Cape Town On Thursday 19 August the members of South Africa’s National Assembly convened physically for the first time in a while.…
5th of August marks the first anniversary of a milestone that took over 30 years to achieve. Africa being free from polio
Hamish McCallum, Griffith University The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what…
Grace B. McGowan, Boston University It isn’t often that a pop star releases a music video that aligns so well with my academic research. But that’s…
Chris Changwe Nshimbi, University of Pretoria Hakainde Hichilema’s election victory is the third time an opposition leader has unseated an incumbent president in Zambia since 1991.…