Le Sénégal se trouve devant un paradoxe historique. Après avoir découvert que sa dette était bien plus élevée que les chiffres officiellement communiqués, le pays s’apprête à accepter un nouveau programme avec le FMI destiné à rétablir ses…
SyndicatedSouleymane Gueye, Professor of Economics and Statistics, City College of San Francisco7 min read
Sheridan, Wyoming — October 5, 2026 — Quick LLC today announced the launch of The Pedro, a security intelligence platform designed to help businesses discover exposed data, security weaknesses, and attack surfaces across their web infrastructure before they are discovered by mali
Plus de vingt ans après sa dernière épidémie, le Sénégal fait de nouveau face à la diphtérie. Fin juillet 2026, à l'hôpital régional de Kédougou, dans l'est du Sénégal, plusieurs enfants de moins de cinq ans sont morts , avec des signes évo…
SyndicatedAlpha Kabinet Keita, Médecin et Microbiologiste, chercheur au Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de Guinée et à l'Unité TransVIHMI (Univ Montpellier, IRD, INSERM). Recteur de l’Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Université de Montpellier; Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Centre de recherche et de formation en infectiologie de Guinée (CERFIG)5 min read
The new Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) has already generated an important debate. Some analysts have portrayed it as a rival to the three established global rating agencies – Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global.
SyndicatedMisheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town4 min read
The formal launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) has required considerable institutional commitment. It brings to fruition an effort that has been almost a decade in the making.
SyndicatedDaniel Cash, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University; Aston University5 min read
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) recently released its report on deaths that occurred in 2024. The headline findings contain a sobering, recurring truth: diabetes was once again the country’s leading underlying natural cause of death.
SyndicatedPatrick Ngassa Piotie, Chairperson, Diabetes Alliance; Co-founder, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria5 min read
Dans la géographie des littératures africaines de langue française, le Bénin occupe une place singulière. L’ancien Dahomey a été l’un des premiers foyers d’émergence d’une littérature écrite en français en Afrique occidentale.
SyndicatedChristophe Premat, Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University5 min read
Plants use carbon dioxide (CO₂) in photosynthesis to make the carbohydrates they need to grow. As the CO₂ in the atmosphere rises, mainly because humans are burning fossil fuels, many plants can photosynthesise more or use water more effici…
SyndicatedKimberley Simpson, Research Fellow, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield6 min read
The Ecowas Court is a west African regional body located in Abuja, Nigeria, serving the now 12-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).
SyndicatedMaame Efua Addadzi-Koom, Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)4 min read
Kenya introduced a competency-based approach to education in 2017. It was meant to give learners a range of skills, from basic reading, writing and arithmetic to critical thinking, creativity, digital literacy and social-emotional skills.
SyndicatedFridah Gatwiri Kiambati, Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center5 min read