How a “Digital Chef” is changing the culinary game
When Sarah Sandra relocated to Nairobi, she had to move her new food venture onto the busy city's streets. Social media and the internet came to her rescue.
Africa accelerates EV growth
From South Africa’s industrial incentives to Kenya’s green number plates, a number of African governments are moving beyond pilot projects to implement comprehensive electric vehicle policies.
African penguins move beyond local conservation as global rescue networks expand
From southern Africa’s coasts to aquariums abroad, a new model of cross-border conservation is taking shape around one of the continent’s most threatened species, the African penguin.
Angola is becoming a magnet for independent oil investors
Angola is repositioning itself as Africa’s top destination for long-term oil and gas investment. Regulatory clarity, fiscal incentives, and first-oil milestones are drawing independent and global oil companies alike.
Kenya’s new infrastructure fund is long overdue – but design flaws could limit its impact
Kenya is laying the ground for an infrastructure fund which will raise money for new projects – such as roads, energy and ports – through public-private partnerships, privatisation proceeds, and institutional capital. We asked Odongo Kodongo, a project finance expert, to unpack the potential risks and rewards of this strategy – and where it falls short.
Brutal Mau Mau camps in Kenya were an extension of Britain’s colonial prison system – historian traces their roots
I am a historian researching punishment in Kenya, and I have been investigating the deeper history of detention camps. My research shows that this emergency detention system was shaped by an earlier network of “ordinary” detention camps. These were established in 1926 and processed more than 400,000 people before the uprising.
China is helping build Africa’s cities, but its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents
From Nairobi’s elevated expressways to Lagos’s airport upgrades and Addis Ababa’s new riverside developments, Chinese-backed projects are transforming skylines and daily life across the continent.
Iran war: what African countries can do to get through the crisis and emerge in a better place
African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. Nevertheless, based on my work in international economic law and global economic governance, I think there are two lessons that, if followed, can help the continent emerge from the crisis in a better place.
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.
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.