Parkinson’s disease: waiting for the hope to cure a life sentence
Neuroscience offers hope for developing new treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Shutterstock
January 18, 2016
My life changed on a cold, dark, rainy January morning in...
Press trying to cover politics in Uganda face restrictions, attacks
January 15, 2016-The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that journalists in Uganda are being prevented from freely covering Parliament and campaigning for next...
President Nkurunziza of Burundi still has a choice: war criminal or peace bringer?
Burundi’s president (centre) on a visit in 2014. He would do well to meet now for peace talks. Ilyas A. Abukar/AMISOM Public Information
January 15,...
South Africa’s ANC at 104: its rhetoric is no longer connected to reality
Supporters of South Africa’s governing ANC at the party’s 104 anniversary celebration in Rustenburg. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
When language is alive and searches for new ways...
Why reaching and staying middle class is a lifetime challenge
January 11, 2016
Many people aspire to live a middle class life. Once they attain it, sustaining it is a big challenge. Shutterstock
Many people are...
How the rise in ethnic tensions at Kenya’s universities is hurting the academy
Ethnic tensions at Kenya’s universities are not new. But the intensity is increasing, and ethnicity is interfering with how universities are run. Reuters
There were high...
Somaliland:Why public opinion should be used to measure political risk in Africa
The world was surprised when the usually peaceful country of Mali suffered a coup in 2012. Reuters/Joe Penneyn
July 13, 2015
By Michael Bratton and...
South Sudan’s viability requires an honest answer to avert further disaster
By Stefan Wolff
In 2011 South Sudan became the 193rd United Nations member state. This was met by a great deal of local celebration and...
Somaliland:It’s time to redraw the world’s very unequal knowledge map
July 8, 2015
By Laura Czerniewicz
If the world were mapped according to how many scientific research papers each country produced, it would take on...
Why the No vote was a triumph of democracy over austerity
July 7, 2015
By Marianna Fotaki
The resounding rejection of the unworkable polices demanded by Greece’s lenders in a national referendum held on July 5...
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