Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] The cost of electric vehicles (EVs) has long looked like a barrier to adoption in Africa. Most researchers didn’t expect battery power to become...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] South Africa’s green transition is creating jobs. But not for everyone. The country’s economy has historically been heavily reliant on coal. Around 70% of...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] The informal economy is the basis of everyday economic life across sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, as in many low- and middle-income contexts, a lot...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] Public finance, or how governments at all levels raise and allocate money, is in evidence everywhere you look. That pothole destroying your car. The...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from 1 May China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] Communities in South Africa continue to be fractured by service delivery failures, crime and gang-related violence. The impact is felt by families and communities,...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity supply since late 2024 owing to production shortfalls. President William Ruto...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [3] Fathers have a strong influence over whether and how children access schooling. David Geneugelijk/unsplash, CC BY A child’s success at school doesn’t depend only...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [2] China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [3] Unsplash It’s getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has...
