Horn of Africa: polio strikes again Somalia, crippled by years without a functioning government, is struggling with its latest outbreak…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
South Africa: boys’ lives are cut short Traditional rituals at initiation schools clash with modern medicine by Greg Nicolson Last…
West Africa’s airports: about to take off Billions of dollars are being spent on new terminals and renovations as investment…
East Africa streamlines customs posts and accelerates trade One-stop borders: Faster, more efficient and less corrupt by Eleanor Whitehead Scenes…
The Chinese in Botswana and Zimbabwe Both countries use Chinese companies to build infrastructure. Guess which one applies strict controls?…
Tunisia’s telecommunications troubles The infrastructure exists but is not exploited by Anne Wolf Tunisia claims to have one of the…
Tertiary education is on life support by Adeyeye Joseph At a protest last July at the University of Ibadan in…
Africa’s brain gain by Ronak Gopaldas Femi Badeji left his native Nigeria nearly 20 years ago and moved to the…
Uganda’s universities: privatisation and its pitfalls by Mark Schenkel Bob Atwine, 21, says he is pleased he went to a…
Kenya’s repetitive school strikes by Tom Rhodes Broken government promises and corruption have led to a series of teacher strikes…
