Electoral politics is a game of numbers, and right now the numbers and fundamentals favor William Ruto.
African news media have continued many of the damaging norms of how western media report on the continent. It’s time...
Richard Calland is the co-author of a hard-hitting report presented at COP27; a compelling research and data-based argument for increased and accelerated climate finance.
“We are not going to allow oil mining to exacerbate our climate change” says environmental activist.
The decision by African ministers of environment to end open waste burning will not only save lives but also open up new income streams.
The UN's climate change summit opened in Egypt with a warning that our planet is "sending a distress signal”. It is disconcerting that developed nations have...
Despite their invisibility in official negotiations, women play a decisive role in community peace agreements.
The lack of a clear formula to distinguish between donors’ adaptation and mitigation funds is hurting Africa’s climate response.
International climate finance shortages are a problem, but corruption and unaccountable state spending enable climate disasters.
In the wake of the death of Dida, an elephant aged between 60 and 65 years believed to be Africa’s largest female tusker, we analyse the...
Tunisia’s democratic backslide demonstrates how autocrats can use constitutional cover to entrench authoritarianism.
In the ongoing COP27 climate talks, Barbados PM Mia Mottley delivered a razing speech about the destructive effects of climate change, the lack of support and...
