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Sisi publishes periodical issues in Arts & Culture, Science & Technology, and Economy & Politics.

Do doctors treat poorer patients differently? Our study in Tunisia found they do – in subtle ways

As health economists interested in the behaviour of healthcare providers, we sought to explore an understudied driver of health inequalities in Tunisia: whether doctors treat patients from different socioeconomic backgrounds differently during a clinical encounter.

Art & Culture

Coming Home: Why More Young Africans Are Realising the Future They Want Is Back Where They Started

Africa is also often cited as holding around 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land, one reason the continent matters so much to future food systems. These figures do not simply represent economic progress. They represent potential. They are reminders that the continent is not waiting for others to build its future. It is already doing so.

Technology & Innovation

Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls

Biometric digital identification systems are often promoted as tools to improve efficiency, inclusion and service delivery. But a new report highlights serious concerns about exclusion, rights violations, data protection and accountability.

Politics & Economy

South Sudan has never had an election to hand over presidential power: so what are the rules of succession?

What legal frameworks govern presidential succession in South Sudan?

Politics & Economy

Africa’s public finances are in a mess: a new book explains why and what to do

Most books on public finance are written by men, from institutions in the global north, about systems designed in the global north. There is not a single comprehensive treatment of public finance law focused on Kenya or, for that matter, on any African country. I wanted to change that.

Politics & Economy

Africa’s militaries have always relied on imported weapons: why a shift to homegrown defence is now under way

From the Sahel to Somalia, weapons and equipment supplied from abroad breaks down quickly, sits idle for lack of maintenance, or requires expertise that local forces are not trained to sustain.

Science & Health

Acoziborole Winthrop receives greenlight as a three-tablet,single-dose treatment for most common form of sleeping sickness

Acoziborole will allow doctors to reach the most remote areas, where the last remaining pockets of the disease are. In 1998, nearly 40,000 cases were reported across Africa, and experts believe more than 300,000 others were never diagnosed.

Art & Culture Science & Health

Sierra Leone’s harsh new laws to protect women and girls are causing harm in the wrong places

Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms don’t always match social realities and in many cases are harming young people from poor communities. Punishment is being made more important than resolution or education.

Politics & Economy

African Union: how does it make a difference in everyday life and what would happen if it didn’t exist?

The African Union held its 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in February 2026. The two-day assembly produced the usual number of decisions and declarations across African peace and security, trade, governance and development. Such gatherings, however, can feel distant from the everyday realities of African citizens. They are a showcase of high-level diplomacy that can feel far removed from public life.

Science & Health

Epstein-Barr Virus May Trigger Lupus: New Study Shows How a Common Virus Rewires Immune Cells

A common virus that infects most people worldwide is now implicated in triggering Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus).