Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Donkeys are an unassuming yet ubiquitous presence in northern Namibia. They traverse sandy village roads, pull carts stacked with firewood, and graze freely along...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Baobabs aren’t supposed to fall. They can live for up to 2,500 years. Famous for their resilience, these huge trees have stood tall across...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] In the fishing villages along Lake Kariba in northern Zimbabwe, near the border with Zambia, everyday routines that should be ordinary – like collecting...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Mesquite (Neltuma juliflora), a woody plant native to parts of South America, was introduced into South Africa’s drylands in the 1880s with good intentions....
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Rivers State on Nigeria’s coastline has some of Africa’s largest mangrove ecosystems. The Niger Delta itself contains the third-largest mangrove forest in the world....
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Nigeria is urbanising at a remarkable speed. Some of the world’s fastest growing cities are in the west African country. With the current rate...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Clean technologies depend on critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt. Over 65% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his 2026 State of the Nation address, announced that the country’s electricity transmission assets would move out of...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] It’s become a common refrain in South Africa: there’s no drought, dams and reservoirs are full, but the taps are dry. The ongoing crisis...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Ghana has a long history of resource extraction that has caused socioeconomic and ecological harm. The mining of gold, stones, sand and salt has...
