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Sports tourism: The key to economic development in Africa
Sports tourism can provide opportunities to jump start tourism and travel economy post COVID-19, harness community togetherness, accelerate cultural and…
For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits
The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…
For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits
The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…
Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa
Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for…
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Climate change and violence in Africa: no time to lose
By Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo and Ottilia Anna Maunganidze In March 2021, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) issued…
How Jerry Rawlings used democratic structures to legitimise military rule
Paul Emiljanowicz The late Jerry Rawlings led two coups in Ghana before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. Whether…
Sexuality education in Ghana’s schools: some answers to ‘when’ and ‘what’
Many national governments, including Ghana, are embracing sexuality education in theory. But in practice it remains highly contentious, particularly on…
Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi Dangarembga: I wrote Nervous Conditions as a fugitive from what my life had become
Nervous Conditions is a novel about yearning and wanting, about black girls – in this case Zimbabwean girls – desiring…
Ghana’s fight against queers
Last Sunday, an interdenominational group of Christian leaders – apostles, pastors, reverends, bishops – came together for a one-day national…
Africa’s post-Covid-19 future: The role of innovation, technology and labour
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a golden opportunity for economies in Africa to transform their supply chains…
Ghana’s lockdown hit vulnerable workers hard: what needs to happen next time
By Kunal Sen, Michael Danquah, Robert Darko Osei, and Simone Schotte Coronavirus lockdowns brought the world to a standstill. Rules…
Preserving wetlands key to overcoming water scarcity
Safe, secure, and sufficient supplies of fresh water would yield far-reaching benefits, from faster economic growth to a lower risk…
Ghana’s Bui Dam raises concerns – again – about hydro power projects
By Roger Gocking In the early years of African independence, hydroelectricity offered the promise of modernity and development. For then…
Strive Masiyiwa: How Africa is building a world-leading coronavirus supply chain
"We have been able to put together a team of extraordinarily talented Africans"