The Conversation
Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here’s how it could work
27th June 2023 The credit rating industry in Africa is dominated by the three international agencies: Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Together they control an estimated... →
920-million people could face conflict over the world’s rivers by 2050: what our study found in Africa
26th June 2023 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan... →
Five questions for African countries that want to build climate-resilient health systems
26th June 2023 Every day seems to bring a new headline about a devastating climate event. African countries aren’t spared. A “rain bomb” in South Africa. Flooding... →
Cities are central to our future – they have the power to make, or break, society’s advances
23rd June 2023 We live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic,... →
Rwanda: Paul Kagame is a dictator who clings to power but it’s not just for his own gain
22nd June 2023 Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame recently said he was looking forward to his retirement after 23 years in power. Speaking to the press in April 2023,... →
Sign language is set to become official in South Africa - how this will help education in schools for the Deaf
22nd June 2023 South African Sign Language is set to become the country’s 12th official language. Parliament approved a constitutional amendment in a bid to... →
Sierra Leone elections: survey reveals what voters care about most
22nd June 2023 Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest. For more than two decades following its... →
Milisuthando: a powerful documentary that will get South Africans talking about identity
21st June 2023 Milisuthando is a debut feature length documentary film by Milisuthando Bongela. Taking the form of a personal essay, it’s an intimate story about... →
African cities and climate change: the real debate is who should pay to fix the problem
20th June 2023 For most city mayors and managers in Africa, the debate about whether climate change is real is a moot topic. They know it is. They are on the... →
Climate change journalism in South Africa misses the mark by ignoring people’s daily experiences
20th June 2023 South Africa’s media houses rely too heavily on events like conferences, climate disasters and the release of scientific papers in their reporting... →
