Pretoria stopped one phase of one war. Its incomplete implementation left unresolved disputes that are now colliding.

The recovery of Medellín in Colombia depended on a city government that could combine security, investment and capable utilities.

South Africa’s first five-year pollen calendars reveal when allergy seasons hit seven cities, and how sufferers can prepare before symptoms start.

A lack of food is not the only cause of malnutrition. Poverty, disease, poor sanitation, climate pressures and limited access to healthcare also shape it.

For the Youth Olympic Games, Senegal has relied heavily on substantial direct public funding with support from its partners.

There is no single pathway from small-scale farming to improved livelihoods.

Ian Berry’s photographs of the Sharpeville massacre provided evidence of a crime against humanity.

The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.

Whether the public rallies to defend journalists can depend on whether audiences believe they deserve that support.

Whether the public rallies to defend journalists can depend on whether audiences believe they deserve that support.

Africa has the minerals to power the green transition. Capturing more value means countries must pool market power and build shared capabilities.

Has romance turned into a marketplace where intimacy is measured through transactions?

Political groups use social media ‘maptivism’ to spread exaggerated regional maps to stake a claim to territory.

Mutual suspicion and prejudice continue to undermine relations between South Africans and African immigrants.

Green ratings are growing in South Africa, mainly for upgraded older buildings, but some low scores suggest buildings may appear greener than they are.

The wall in Western Sahara marks the practical frontline of a conflict most of the world has stopped watching.

Rather than telling a single story, street names preserve several layers of public memory.

There are five priorities African countries must pursue to achieve vaccination success.

A culture of solving political differences with conflict has led to persistent disagreements about the Ethiopian state.

South Africa’s minibus taxi industry contains extensive knowledge, organisation and social practices developed by the people who work in and depend on it.

African countries are now crafting the first continent-wide framework to tackle how climate disasters can worsen hunger, displacement and conflict.

Sunny Adé is celebrated as the King of Jùjú music.

Moving can change the conditions that shape health, so health and social policy must plan for a mobile population.

Somalia’s status quo profits the elite while bringing questionable benefits to the majority of the public.

Teenage pregnancy makes visible the pressures, relationships and reproductive conditions that shape young people’s lives across southern Africa.

The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.

Residents whose homes cluster along waterways, canals and shorelines have built organised systems for living with climate change.

Satellite tracking data was used to look at which ships and boats were active in the Seychelles waters.

Transformation in South Africa’s institutions of higher education has been slow and uneven.

Among contemporary African musicologists, Agawu has been one of the most distinctive voices over the past half-century.

New research shows how Windhoek’s ‘Brown is Beautiful’ approach could use its dry landscape to protect the city from heat, drought and floods.

Could spekboom move from garden hedge to dinner plate? Scientists found most people surveyed would eat it.

Clear rules are urgently needed to prevent a legal vacuum in South African boardrooms.

New GPS tracking on African wild dogs found they could travel long distances to find mates, but more than half did not survive the journey.

Even South Africa’s remote sacred springs are not untouched: research found microplastics in all nine tested, including waters used for healing and drinking.

Meretneith was buried in a tomb fit for a male ruler. But for decades, debate has raged over her true royal status.

South Africa’s social workers face a huge burden without much support, and burnout is a risk.

Communities in the north-west Maghreb were able to coordinate large construction projects thousands of years ago.

South Africa’s history shows that anti-immigrant violence is neither an aberration nor the country’s only possible path.

Modern styles of architecture can learn from traditional approaches to building.

South Africa runs a single waiting list for all transplant recipients, whether from the private or public sector.

The war against Iran has exposed Africa’s dependence on external transit hubs for international and even intra-African connectivity.

At a time when UN peace operations are declining, African organisations are often the first responders to emerging crises.

The use of chemical weapons has been outlawed for nearly a century.

People restoring Africa’s ecosystems need climate services that combine forecasts with Indigenous knowledge and information about land, water and livelihoods.

South Africa’s water law promises fairness, but ageing infrastructure, weak governance and unequal power leave many without reliable water.

Correcting the mental map of global leaders is an important step in amplifying Africa’s relevance and rights.

After seven years of drought and one extraordinary wet winter, northwestern Africa now faces another season of uncertainty.

The amount of undeclared uranium from the DRC’s cobalt mines could – if processed – produce enough material for 600-1,500 nuclear weapons.

The world is likely to pass 1.5°C of warming. Africa faces worse heat, drought and floods, but faster cuts to emissions can still limit the overshoot damage.