Africa
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Why Ethiopia is on the brink of a civil war
Asafa Jalata, The Conversation
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Remembering Baxsan, one of the most popular Somali singers of all time
Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, The Conversation
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India’s pharma industry is facing challenges from China – and it’s bad news for developing nations
Thankom Arun, The Conversation Reji Joseph, The Conversation
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The Angolan dancers who helped South African song ‘Jerusalema’ go viral around the world
Ananya Jahanara Kabir, The Conversation
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In 21st century Nigeria, it is a crime ‘to be modern’
Sakiru Adebayo, The Conversation
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Why foreign countries (including India) are jostling to set up military bases in Africa
Theo Neethling, The Conversation
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How the East India Company made a celebrity out of a shipwreck survivor in 1738
Jennifer Howes
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‘They said men aren’t allowed’: This male belly dancer is defying gender stereotypes
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Tiny, big-eyed ‘bush baby’ yawns in the cutest way
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Recycled garbage is used to make all the instruments used by this protest band from Congo
Scroll Staff
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After influenza and coronavirus, will obesity be the next pandemic?
Gareth Willmer
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Why are hundreds of elephants dying mysteriously in Botswana?
Vicky Boult, The Conversation
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Watch: Can locusts be food? Kenyan scientists are exploring the question as a second wave looms
Scroll Staff
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In Pakistan, a community descended from East Africans is still fighting prejudice
Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Coronavirus crisis could fuel the rise of terrorist organisations in Asia and Africa
Nisha Bellinger, The Conversation Kyle Kattelman, The Conversation
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Lockdown reading: Eight novels from Africa offer reflections on disease, death and isolation
Isabel Hofmeyr, The Conversation Aretha Phiri, The Conversation Grace Musila, The Conversation Manosa Nthunya, The Conversation Nedine Moonsamy, The Conversation Sam Naidu, The Conversation Sarah Nuttall, The Conversation Susan Kiguli, The Conversation Tom Odhiambo, The Conversation
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Washing hands is key to containing coronavirus – but 2.2 billion people lack access to clean water
Anjal Prakash
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Coronavirus: Portable wash basins in Rwanda ensure bus passengers wash hands before boarding
Scroll Staff
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Early humans in Africa may have interbred with an unidentified ghost species
George Busby, The Conversation
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Burkina Faso: 35 civilians, most of them women, killed in twin attack
Scroll Staff