Could West Africa’s experience with Ebola help it combat COVID-19?
Africa locks down but lacks the keys to respond to the rapid spread of coronavirus
Her body, her choice: Politics of control & ownership over women's bodies
The impact of COVID-19 on African trade
Africa's litigated democracy
As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet
It's a human right, period.
International Women's Day 2020: 10 must-reads from the Portal
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 50 years on: Where does Africa stand?
Africa enters critical stage in corona virus response
UN human rights report: Accountability long overdue in South Sudan
West African leaders attempt to cling to power and the role of ECOWAS
How to build an extractive industry that will benefit Senegal’s healthcare system?
South Africa has a new chance to promote good governance on the continent
Silencing the guns in Africa: Achievements and stumbling blocks
Cyber crime and data privacy: how Africa can up its game
South Africa’s balancing act in the AU
Expert view: The critical policy issues for Africa in 2020
Has climate change played a role in the exceptional Eastern African 2019 short rains?
Human rights under continued threat in Africa: report
The Sahel’s uphill battle to halt the expansion of Islamist extremism in 2020 - Part II
The Sahel’s uphill battle to halt the expansion of Islamist extremism in 2020 - Part I
Digitalising democracy in SADC: Insights from 2019 Elections
Nanjala Nyabola on the “digital colonialism” transforming Kenya’s political discourse
Most read features: 2019 edition
Justice and commissions of inquiry: a tenuous link?
What do African courts say about banning pregnant girls from school?
Call for abstracts: Climate change and migration in Africa
Negotiating climate change between unequal parties: COP25 from an African perspective
20 years of the APMBC: A mine-free world by 2025?
Platform governance of political speech
Poor in Africa south of the Sahara face rising disproportionate risks from extreme weather
Stepping up e-commerce would boost SA Inc
BRICS 3.0 and India: making the world safe for bilaterals and trilaterals
Elusive justice in Guinea leaves open wounds
Malawi heatwaves threaten tea yields and livelihoods
Calming the choppy Nile dam talks
Policy considerations for gender equality and the AfCFTA
Women in Policy Making: Thoko Mpumlwana
From Russia with love – or perhaps not?
Women in Policy Making: Sabrina Mahtani
Informal traders in Africa’s cities: coopted, coerced or just neglected?
Clausewitz's lesson on friction for African peacekeeping forces
Women in Policy Making: Scheaffer Okore
Cameroon’s Anglophone dialogue: a work in progress
Women in Policy Making: Chief Theresa Kachindamoto
Where are all the women? World Maritime Day 2019
Climate change: a race we must win
Women in Policy Making: Shaden Khallaf
Harmonisation of transboundary water governance: advance or align?
West Africa doesn’t need another counter-terrorism force
Southern Africa debt profiles
4IR in SA is too important to remain the domain of the elite
How technical knowledge flows between China and Africa: it’s complicated
Nurturing Sudan’s fledgling power-sharing accord
How Africa measures up on governance
Which direction will the uprising take in Algeria?
Celebrating Eid Al-Adha amid soaring prices in Egypt
Is the AU becoming more efficient?
Transforming education for youth employment in Africa: challenges for & pathways to success
The Women, Power & Policy Making Series
How do we tackle online risks without sacrificing children’s digital futures?
Maritime security in the Gulf: moving towards actionable outcomes
Preventing further conflict and fragmentation in Ethiopia
What's the future of food subsidies in Egypt?
Visualisation and mapping does not compensate for poor data
Can the peace-trade equation stabilise the Horn?
Humanitarian workers under attack: trends in sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa's defence policy in need of a resupply
Dialogue with Boko Haram: back on the agenda?
Uber, uber on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?
Narendra Modi’s re-election as India’s Prime Minister: Implications for Africa
The healing effects of yoga in Africa
Decriminalising same sex conduct in Africa – Part II
It’s not just about skills, it’s about employability
Decriminalising same sex conduct in Africa – Part I
New Bill offers robust game plan against cybercrime in South Africa
Angola under Lourenço: more than just a promising start?
Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?
Stopping the war for Tripoli
India, Africa and peacekeeping: Beyond the responsibility to protect – Part II
India, Africa and the future of peacekeeping - Part I
East Africa: Marine-based 'blue economies' offer massive potential
Q&A: Egypt uncontested
Rethinking Ghana's youth development architecture: The case for a separate Youth Ministry
From our research library: Essential reads ahead of the South African elections
Return of the generals: Reflections on the military coups in Zimbabwe and Sudan
SADC turns a blind eye to trouble in the Comoros
Addressing sex workers' lack of access to health services in the SADC region
Creating greater inclusion for an African Space Agency
Sub-Saharan Africa makes strides against the death penalty despite regressive steps by a minority of countries
What do the lessons from the Rwandan genocide mean to us now, 25 years later?
What do the lessons from the Rwandan genocide mean to us now, 25 years later?
The African Union’s self-financing agenda: 3 ideational measures that should guide it
Q&A: Achieving universal health coverage in Africa
Towards realising a regional African space programme
Repealing Kenya’s anti-LGBT Penal Code: Activists remain hopeful despite hurdles
Algeria’s pre-election protests put ageing regime under pressure
Call for Abstracts: Women, Power and Policymaking
Call for Abstracts: Women, Power and Policymaking
After the TRC: South Africa’s missed opportunity of prioritising mental health and psycho-social support
Sisi’s chairmanship is not the tonic the African Union currently needs
Drone strikes a growing threat to African civilians
Kagame's AU reforms will struggle to survive without him
Global university rankings and the nuance they omit
IN DEPTH: Unpacking Ethiopia's revised refugee law
8 priorities for the African Union in 2019
Reimagining India-Africa relations in a world in flux
Zimbabwe: Fake news and its effects in a time of crisis
What to expect from Brookings' Foresight Africa 2019 report
After Gbagbo’s acquittal, it's time for the ICC to confront its demons
Are Rwanda and South Africa irreconcilable?
The paradox of Nigeria's oil dependency
Improving prospects for a peaceful transition in Sudan
Tshisekedi's contested victory and the road ahead for the DRC
5 key security challenges for North Africa in 2019
Best of the Africa Portal in 2018
Alternative energy innovation for keeping Africa’s climate below 1.5° C
What did the 16 Days of Activism achieve? A perspective from West and Central Africa
#HearMeToo: Are people finally listening to South Africa’s women?
From our library: 5 reads on HIV and Aids research in Africa
From our library: 5 reads on HIV and Aids research in Africa
16 Days of Activism: From rhetoric to gains for Africa’s women and girls
South Africa's vital role in the future of peacekeeping
HIV prevention pill 'set up to fail' in some African countries
Cameroon: President Biya must free the three students arrested over a Boko Haram joke
Sliding towards disaster: Migration in European-African relations
Africa's First Ladies: Unofficial influencers
What global warming of 1.5°C and higher means for Botswana and Namibia
Good mental healthcare should be part of peacebuilding
The Invisibles: Women on death row in Africa
How to improve livelihood opportunities and biodiversity conservation in Mozambique's Quirimbas National Park: A photo essay
New name but much of the same in eSwatini elections
Al-Shabaab five years after Westgate: Still a menace in East Africa
Is there an end in sight to Togo's political crisis?
Part II: Who wants what? Breaking down the EU and ACP group’s positions in the latest CPA negotiations
Part I: Understanding the Cotonou Partnership Agreement
Tackling Malawi's medical brain drain
eSwatini tests the limits of its absolute monarchy
African philanthropy at the policy table
Post elections: Unpacking the fate of Zimbabwe's independent candidates
SADC Summit: Reviving regional momentum tops the agenda
Labour wary of Mnangagwa's 'Zimbabwe is open for business' mantra
Unaccompanied and afraid in Egypt
Can China free Africa from dependency on the mighty dollar?
Lessons from Egypt and Algeria's counterinsurgency campaigns in the 1990s
Lessons from Egypt and Algeria's counterinsurgency campaigns in the 1990s
Censorship in disguise: Social media taxes 'violate net neutrality'
Living at the edge of the world: Stories of Sahrawi refugees
Rethinking women's political participation in Zimbabwe's elections
Zimbabwe elections: International observers play vital gatekeeping role
To vote or not to vote: Views from Zimbabweans on their country's critical moment
BRICS Gender Forum: Putting women at the centre of development
Young Zimbabwean women lead the way with new methods of electioneering
From our research library: Lessons from Nelson Mandela for Africa's development
How viable is the latest South Sudan peace deal?
Role of refugees in South Sudan’s peace process
5 takeaways from the 31st AU summit
Anticipation builds around Zimbabwe’s elections
What does Australia want in Africa?
South Africa on the UN Security Council: Priorities and challenges
DR Congo: The Bemba Earthquake
Elections in Africa: Trends and lessons
China-South Africa ties at 20 years: 3 key features
Maritime security: Implementing the AU's AIM strategy
Building research infrastructures is key to developing South Sudan’s fisheries sector
The implications of recent changes to Nigeria's tobacco tax policy
The implications of recent changes to Nigeria's tobacco tax policy
Strengthening tobacco control in West Africa: How CRES is leading the charge
Kwame Nkrumah, the AfCFTA and the 'Africa We Want'
In search of Zambia’s 'hidden' public debt
Talking Africa-EU relations in the City of Dragons
How Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could impact Africa
The Royal Tour: Selling Rwanda as a success story
The nexus between 'youth bulge' and armed conflict
South Africa, Nigeria and the AfCFTA: 6 key questions answered
What can we learn from rising rice production in Senegal?
Africa's scientific infrastructure gap
Cautionary lessons for Ethiopia from Egypt's short-lived revolution
Empowering Africa's judiciaries: Q&A with South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
Preventing Boko Haram abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria
What China’s President Xi’s extended tenure means for Africa
Sisi’s New Egypt?
The quest for happiness as an underlying motive for violent conflict in Africa
Will the ‘Ramaphosa dawn’ ripple across SADC?
The nexus between oil and conflict in South Sudan
The case for empowering young and emerging researchers
The Scramble for Space
After Kenya’s leaders reconcile, a tough path ahead
Re-engaging Africa should be a foreign policy priority for Cyril Ramaphosa
Women-friendly trade: What can governments do better?
5 papers to read on APRM Day
5 papers to read on APRM Day
International Women's Day: Why gender equality matters in policymaking
Why the Gambia's progress should spur abolition of the death penalty in Africa
Building peace through partnerships: A first-hand experience of South Sudan
The tortured path of global migration reforms
With the US poised to cut disease surveillance in Africa, could the continent’s own disease-tracking centre fill the gap?
SA’s foreign policy: Towards greater strategic partnerships in a post-Zuma era
African think tanks make their mark
An inside view of African diplomacy in the UN Security Council
The APRM at 15: Has African governance come of age?
The APRM at 15: Has African governance come of age?
Forget bugging - The African Union needs to be in China
Making the case for African investment in space programmes
As the AU spotlights corruption, leaders must now walk the talk in combating it
