“Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others’ experience.” ― Otto von Bismarck Six months have passed since the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Coventry, England in December 2020....
United Kingdom
UK youth activism – from die-ins to airport delays
Black British youth are protesting in various ways, mirroring the Black Lives Matter movement in the US Black British youth, in the era of neoliberalism, face high rates of unemployment, increasing rates of...
Science isn’t enough to prevent disaster: the case of the desert locust plague in East Africa
East Africa is experiencing the worst desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) outbreak in decades. The outbreak began in early 2019 and science isn’t enough to save the livelihoods and ensure the food security of at...
COVID-19: Corona cases triple in precarious Zimbabwe
On 23 March, 2020 Zimbabwe recorded its first coronavirus (COVID-19) casualty, national broadcaster Zororo Makamba. The renowned and highly influential 30-year-old journalist contracted the virus during a visit to New...
This is your time
Media: women in the news Although there are still relatively few women occupying leadership positions in African media organisations, that is changing in countries like Nigeria and Kenya Africa has a perennially poor...
A rapidly changing landscape of ever increasing threats
Cyber crime: It’s a war Cyber crime knows no boundaries and the perpetrators are constantly improving their capabilities Cyber crime cost Africa an estimated $3.5 billion in 2017 alone, according to pan-African IT...
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