African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why
A young African farmer. www.shutterstock.com Felix Kwame Yeboah, Michigan State University and Thomas Jayne, Michigan State University Over the past 20 years sub-Saharan Africa has registered the highest rate of agricultural production in the world. There have been...
Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics: four things worth knowing about him
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images Luke Melchiorre, Universidad de los Andes Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the...
Oxford COVID vaccine authorised in the UK – global health expert on why this is a key moment
Michael Head, University of Southampton The UK has become the first country to authorise the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for public use, with roll-out to start in the first week of 2021. This vaccine is the second to be authorised in the UK – following the...
Namibia must continue to keep children in school – but business as usual is not an option
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” Words by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzaicould not be over emphasised. Making sure girls and boys all over the world as well as here in Namibia get access to agood quality education is how we...
Current policy frameworks hinder expansion of renewable energies worldwide and undermine climate targets
While governments around the world spend billions of dollars to rebuild economies in times of the COVID-19 pandemic, they fail to steer investments into the urgently needed energy transition. Not only are the deployment targets across the globe far too low to deliver...
How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture
South Africa produces about 16% of sub-Saharan Africa’s maize. Shutterstock Michael Aliber, University of Fort Hare and Wandile Sihlobo, University of the Witwatersrand In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan...
Be fraud-alert during the Festive Season
After a tough COVID-19 impacted year, most people look forward to taking a well-deserved break to spend some quality time with family and friends. It is especially during this period that Banks notice an increase in fraud. Criminals are using social engineering...
Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day10 December 2020 Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of any society. Human rights are universal principles, yet as Eleanor...
Namibia’s democracy enters new era as ruling Swapo continues to lose its lustre
Shutterstock Henning Melber, University of Pretoria The results of the latest regional and local government elections in Namibia show just how much the political landscape has changed in the country since independence from South Africa in 1990. The South West Africa...
Battles won – and lost – against AIDS hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19
Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town World AIDS Day this year finds us still deep amid another pandemic – COVID-19. The highly infectious novel coronavirus has swept across the world, devastating health systems and...