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Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Energy

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 30 Mar 2022

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, Chukwumerije Okereke, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 14 Mar 2022

Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

10 Mar 2022

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Nuclear Power

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Hartmut Winkler 7 Mar 2022

The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock

Criminal Law

Choosing Lesotho's judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms

Hoolo 'Nyane 12 May 2021

Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

Sebastian Sterl 19 Apr 2021

Solar energy is an invaluable resource in rural areas like this facility in Gambia. Gavi/2018/Guido Dingemans

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar technologies can speed up vaccine rollout in Africa. Here's how

Cyrus Sinai & Rob Fetter 23 Mar 2021

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa meets his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in 2018. EPA-EFE/Lintao Zhang / POOL

Economy

President Mnangagwa claimed Zimbabwe was open for business. What's gone wrong

Henning Melber & Roger Southall 1 Feb 2021

Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control Covid-19

Christian Happi & Ifeyinwa Aniebo 28 Oct 2020

Why rural electrification won't fix deforestation in Zimbabwe

Environment & Natural Resources

Why rural electrification won't fix deforestation in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 3 Jul 2020

Kenyan miners have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic Recep Canik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Mining

Covid-19 is underscoring the vulnerable lives of Kenya's artisanal gemstone miners

Judy N Muthuri 18 Jun 2020

Lagos state officials disinfecting roads in the state. Shutterstock

Covid-19

Coronavirus: what Nigeria can do post lockdown

Doyin Ogunyemi 3 Jun 2020

Drugs security is a serious issue in Nigeria as Covid-19 rages Pius Utomi Ekpe/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Nigeria relies heavily on drug imports. Why this is worrying in the time of Covid-19

Wuraola Akande-Sholabi 1 Apr 2020

Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. Shutterstock

Public Health

Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots

Folasade Ogunsola 4 Feb 2020

Nigeria has given a new GM cowpea variety the go ahead. Why it matters

Agro-processing

Nigeria has given a new GM cowpea variety the go ahead. Why it matters

28 Jan 2020

These five trends will change business in Africa in 2020

Research

These five trends will change business in Africa in 2020

Pieter Bensch 12 Dec 2019

Cyber insecurity is a threat to Africa’s digital economy. Riccardo Mayer/Shutterstock

Banking

What's been done to fight cybercrime in East Africa

Mercy Muendo 3 Dec 2019

The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries. Wikimedia Commons

Markets & Investment

Nigeria's border closure has implications for Africa's economic integration

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong 28 Oct 2019

Ghana's construction industry is lively but needs regulation

Construction & Engineering

Ghana's construction industry is lively but needs regulation

Divine Kwaku Ahadzie 17 Oct 2019

Separated display screens (TVs) at the site. Alison Stowell

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How potential of massive e-waste dump in Ghana can be harnessed

Alison Stowell 10 Sep 2019

Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya

Agriculture

Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 22 Jul 2019

Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

Media Freedom

In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

Muthoki Mumo 10 Jul 2019

Doctors preparing to perform an operation. Shutterstock

Public Health

Why Nigeria's doctors are leaving, and how the problem can be fixed

Olayinka Stephen 2 Jul 2019

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Infrastructure & Utilities

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Festival Godwin Boateng 27 Jun 2019

More confusion over the fate of Botswana's elephants

Environment & Natural Resources

More confusion over the fate of Botswana's elephants

Dr Louise de Waal 17 May 2019

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Michael Tewelde.

Media Freedom

How the media is faring in Ethiopia

Muthoki Mumo 7 May 2019

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Infrastructure & Utilities

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Ana Rita Sequeira et al. 23 Apr 2019

Ethiopia needs to improve production of its "golden crop" Teff. Here's how

Agriculture

Ethiopia needs to improve production of its "golden crop" Teff. Here's how

11 Mar 2019

Nigerians celebrate the announcement of Muhammadu Buhari’s victory. But can he deliver jobs this time round? EPA/Stringer

Markets & Investment

What Buhari has to do to take Nigeria's economy to the next level

Stephen Onyeiwu 7 Mar 2019

New survey raises concerns about elephant poaching in Botswana

Environment & Natural Resources

New survey raises concerns about elephant poaching in Botswana

Ross Harvey 4 Mar 2019

Experts fear that Uganda’s efforts to eliminate graft in its health care system are not sustainable. Suuba Trust/Flickr

Public Health

What we found out about bribery patterns in Uganda's healthcare system

Heather Marquette & Caryn Peiffer 1 Mar 2019

Many African countries are flooding, risking decades of development if they do not adapt

Climate Change

Many African countries are flooding, risking decades of development if they do not adapt

Olalekan Adekola 3 Dec 2018

Angela Quintal of the CPJ. Image ©

Media Freedom

My nasty encounter with Tanzanian repression

Angela Quintal 14 Nov 2018

Radio journalist gunned down in Somalia

Radio & Audio

Radio journalist gunned down in Somalia

1 Nov 2018

Photo by brotiN biswaS from .

Media Freedom

DRC newspaper editor detained for criminal defamation

17 Oct 2018

Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General.

Marketing

Tributes to Africa's son, Kofi Annan

Louise Marsland 20 Aug 2018

Lesotho authorities accuse MoAfrika FM of incitement

Media

Lesotho authorities accuse MoAfrika FM of incitement

17 Aug 2018

Mozambican govt imposes crippling fees on independent media

Media

Mozambican govt imposes crippling fees on independent media

17 Aug 2018

Outrage at Nigerian media bill

Media

Outrage at Nigerian media bill

Louise Marsland 3 Aug 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Logistics & Transport

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 2018

African Development Bank approves $15m equity investment in AFSF to boost agribusiness in Africa

Agriculture

African Development Bank approves $15m equity investment in AFSF to boost agribusiness in Africa

15 Jun 2018

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Russian President Vladimir Putin. Egypt seems likely to be the next African country with nuclear energy. EPA

Nuclear Power

Why nuclear power for African countries doesn't make sense

Hartmut Winkler 7 Jun 2018

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

E-commerce

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Public Health

Why is this 290-bed North West hospital catering for just 19 patients?

Pontsho Pilane 22 May 2018

Tanzania. Credit: CPJ.

Media

Freedom of expression 'deteriorating' under Magufuli

23 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Agri Tech

East Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

Taxify launches partnership with Namola to improve driver safety

Logistics & Transport

Taxify launches partnership with Namola to improve driver safety

5 Apr 2018

Ericino de Salema, a prominent journalist and human rights lawyer, was abducted and assaulted on March 27, according to reports. Credit: Neusa Ribeiro.

Media

Mozambique journalist abducted, assaulted

29 Mar 2018

How the free movement of people could benefit Africa

Tourism & Travel

How the free movement of people could benefit Africa

Tshepo T. Gwatiwa, Michael Noel Sam 15 Mar 2018

More than 30 global firms want to supply Tanzania with electric trains

Railway

More than 30 global firms want to supply Tanzania with electric trains

Sylivester Domasa 6 Mar 2018