Earth is warming and the signs of climate change are everywhere. We’ve seen it in the past few weeks as temperatures hit record highs around the world – both in…Read More >
Africa
Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change
The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much discussed at…Read More >
African farmers join in research to help secure their futures
Insurance against poor harvests can give farming households some financial security in the harsh world of arable farming in Africa. As part of the TAMSAT project, which has been shortlisted…Read More >
‘Too many elephants’ in Africa? Here’s how peaceful coexistence with human communities can help
The human population in Africa is booming, squeezing elephants into ever smaller and more isolated pockets of land. In a new post for The Conversation, conservation biologist Vicky Boult explains…Read More >
Business as usual: Zimbabwe in crisis
Unrest has broken out in Zimbabwe after fuel prices were doubled overnight, leaving many people unable to even afford the commute to work. Dr Heike Schmidt says this is business…Read More >
Party preparations not halted by Zimbabwe’s court ruling
As ZANU-PF celebrate election victory in Zimbabwe once again, Modern African Historian Dr Heike Schmidt says there was never any doubt over the outcome, despite the opposition’s legal challenge to the election results….Read More >
Zimbabwe is still in trouble, but it’s under too little pressure to change
Today Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court is hearing an opposition petition seeking to overturn the presidential election result. In a post for The Conversation published yesterday, Professor Heike Schmidt looked at the state…Read More >
News from Prosperity and Resilience: Dr Eleanor Fisher
Dr Eleanor Fisher (SAPD) published ‘The livelihood impacts of cash transfers in sub-Saharan Africa: beneficiary perspectives from six countries’ (2017) World Development 99, pp. 299-319 (with Attah, R., Barca, V.,…Read More >
News from Prosperity and Resilience: Andrew Ainslie
Current research in the Lake Victoria Basin by Dr Andrew Ainslie, Lecturer in International Rural Development I am part of a team led by the Walker Institute conducting research in…Read More >