Society
Latest analyses and reports relating to societal issues in Africa.
How social pressures and poverty affect the ability of children to navigate school in Eswatini
By Ncamsile Motsa* The population of Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is slightly below 1.2 million people, and about 58.9% of the...
Read moreDetailsArms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
By Nicolas Florquin*, & Alaa Tartir* Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese...
Read moreDetailsHow to break the logjam facing African countries on the free movement of people
By Alan Hirsch* Most African countries signed onto the Free Movement of Persons protocol in Addis Ababa in January 2018. Its rationale was set...
Read moreDetailsRwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants
By David Richard Walwyn* The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and...
Read moreDetailsThe US has placed sanctions on ISIS-DRC, but does the group even exist?
By Robert Flummerfelt* & Judith Verweijen* On 10 March, the US Department of State designated a rebel group operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsNigerian government wants to regulate social media
On the 27th of October 2020, the Nigerian government through the minister of information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, announced her plans...
Read moreDetailsLocust Swarms in East Africa: Causes and International Community reactions
East Africa is being ransacked currently by the most migratory pests - locusts and is already threatening agricultural sectors of...
Read moreDetailsOf The Smoke, Fire And Fluff Of South Africa’s Xenophobic Attacks
The staidness of smoke of South Africa's Xenophobic attacks, apart from this current saga between her and Nigeria and other...
Read moreDetailsIn Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola At Its Brim
Ebola cases have been flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reigning since its outbreak. Government figures revealed that the...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe Still In Foul Mood Over Her Cyclone Idai and Drought Saga
The recent report from UN News shows that situation in Zimbabwe is moving from a crisis to an emergency at...
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