How football, smartphones and mobile money drive youth sports betting in AfricaFranklin Glozah, University of Ghana
Forgotten flint tools in museum boxes reveal how Egypt’s early farmers paved the way for the pharaohsGiulio Lucarini, National Research Council (CNR); Federica Ugliano, National Research Council (CNR), and Lorena Lombardi, National Research Council (CNR)
How K-dramas use Africa as a backdrop to boost South Korea’s imageOsarugue Otebele, University of Toronto
Study of 20,000 Nigerians explores the links between drug use, climate change and povertyAbdullahi Abdulwahab Yakubu, Ahmadu Bello University
Who is Navi Pillay, the South African judge who won the Nobel prize? We asked her biographerSam Naidu, Rhodes University
Sol Plaatje at 150: why a pioneering South African change-maker still inspires todayJanet Remmington, University of York
Senegal’s Youth Olympics legacy: who pays after the Games?Djibril Diouf, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar and Amadou Moctar Ndiouck, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Ian Berry’s Sharpeville images exposed apartheid violence to the worldKylie Thomas, University College Cork
Billing culture: Nigerian rapper eLDee takes on modern dating in I Wish You WellGarhe Osiebe, Rhodes University
Street names carry stories with them. What they tell us about Gauteng in South AfricaYolandi Burger, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
King Sunny Adé at 80: six decades of Nigerian musical innovation, global acclaim and cultural preservationDamilola Peter Olatade, Lagos State University
History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells usGiulio Lucarini, National Research Council (CNR); Cyprian Broodbank, University of Cambridge, and Toby C. Wilkinson, University of Cambridge
Kofi Agawu: the scholar who showed the world that African music isn’t just about rhythmGeoff Mapaya, University of Venda
Viral African dance videos are busting stereotypes in China – and making money for someSuvi Rautio, University of Helsinki
Olu Jacobs remembered: Nollywood’s elder statesman always acted for his countryFrançoise Ugochukwu, The Open University
Ghana’s local architecture has adapted to change for centuries. It can teach us about climate resilienceSaeed Akannah Junior, Bolgatanga Technical University
OnlyFans in South Africa: what creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economyPhiwokazi Qoza, University of Cape Town
Why Tupac lives on in Cape Town 30 years after he was murderedDariusz Dziewanski, University of Cape Town
John Iliffe: the historian who changed how Africa’s past was understoodDerek R. Peterson, University of Michigan
Fifa in Africa: has Gianni Infantino really helped football development?Gerard A. Akindes, Northwestern University
Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchDereje Melese Liyew, Debre Markos University,
Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on familiesPeter Lockwood, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Film festivals take African cultural heritage around the world – and help keep it aliveSheila Petty, University of Regina
How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialismKarin Barber, University of Birmingham
Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voiceMathew Tembo, Copperbelt University
Along Nigeria’s ‘spiritual highway’, prayer camps create a new urban futureMarloes Janson, SOAS, University of London
Abuse and silence in South Africa’s classical music culture: what a student’s story revealsCarina Venter, Stellenbosch University
Abdullah Ibrahim: South Africa’s master pianist who was still touring the world at 90Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University
Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1960s: how the famous pianist began to shape an African jazz soundStephanie Vos, Stellenbosch University
Afrobeats celebrates cybercrime and it’s becoming a global problemSuleman Lazarus, London School of Economics and Political Science
The story behind Soweto Blues, Miriam Makeba’s famous song about the June 16 uprisingGwen Ansell, University of Pretoria
Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis todayMark Tekena, The Rivers State University of Science and Technology
Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewersGrace Khunou, University of South Africa
Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South AfricaSisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape
Makemation: a Nollywood movie that shows AI in action in AfricaTinashe Mushakavanhu, Harvard University
Banning Rafiki was unlawful: why new court ruling is an important moment for African filmGibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University
Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s worldTinashe Mushakavanhu, Harvard University
6 African thinkers who help us understand the world – new bookChristophe Premat, Stockholm University
Cameroon’s sacred and royal animals: could literature and futures thinking help save them?Kenneth Nsah Mala, University of Cologne
Cape Fever: a haunting new novel from award-winning South African writer Nadia DavidsOlivier Moreillon, University of Johannesburg
Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politicsTinashe Mushakavanhu, Harvard University
Meditation and speaking in tongues: the surprising similarities between two spiritual practicesJoshua Brahinsky, McGill University; Jonas Mago, McGill University, and Michael Lifshitz, McGill University
Love, grace and world peace: how an African saint has shaped Pope Leo’s worldviewCatherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College
Pope Leo’s visit to Africa: theology scholar outlines 3 realities the Catholic church must faceStan Chu Ilo, DePaul University
Pentecostal churches are a place of everyday care, not just bizarre spectacle: southern African studyAdmire Thonje, University of Johannesburg
Returning bones to Madagascar doesn’t just right a colonial wrong: why a royal skull still has powerMaurizio Esposito La Rossa, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
The Gambia’s hidden history: how a tiny river basin influenced colonial trade and slaveryPape Chérif Bertrand Bassène, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Great Zimbabwe: debunking the myth of tyrants and forced labourRobert T. Nyamushosho, Queens College, CUNY
Appolonia: the story of an African kingdom that resisted the Atlantic slave tradeNana Kesse, Clark University
Morocco’s hidden history: archaeology, DNA and carbon dating rewrite the story of the ancient worldHamza Benattia, University of Cambridge
Kenya’s running stars attract suspicion and awe – our research gives a more human pictureDawson McCall, Loyola University New Orleans and Chepchirchir Tirop, Boston University
Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes fromChristian Ungruhe, University of Passau
World Cup history: a timeline of Africa’s greatest moments on the fieldWycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University
Racial stereotypes of African footballers persist. It’s time to talk about themUroš Kovač, University of Groningen and Ikechukwu Ejekwumadu, University of Tübingen
North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’tMahfoud Amara, Qatar University
People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?Anné H. Verhoef, North-West University and Edmund Terem Ugar, North-West University
Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa is easily sparked: what hasn’t been done to deal with itAlan Hirsch, University of Cape Town
AI can design cities, but can it understand what matters to people? 10 ways to keep humans in controlAbeer Elshater, Ain Shams University and Hisham Abusaada, Housing and Building National Research Center
Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese-born star who sold his identityFanny Georges, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3
Designing cities: should we build from scratch or keep history alive?Abeer Elshater, Ain Shams University and Hisham Abusaada, Housing and Building National Research Center
