Africa’s Red Sea states face growing risks as Houthi rebels expand their reachBurak Şakir Şeker, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Have South Africans always been hostile to migrants? Historians map a chequered historyZoe Groves, University of Leicester; Anusa Daimon; Henry Dee, and Julie Weise, University of Oregon
African Union peacekeeping is growing as UN missions decline: research finds a mixed record of successRichard Fosu, Monash University; Ayotunde Giwa, Northern Arizona University, and Christopher Amrobo Enemuwe, Idaho State University
DRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear riskRyan A. Manzuk, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sudan’s military is accused of using chlorine bombs: here’s how they work and what the law saysAnneleen van der Meer, Leiden University
Europe relies on Morocco to keep migrants out – Ceuta shows the political costMoha Ennaji, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promisesSalah Ben Hammou, Rice University
Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchDereje Melese Liyew, Debre Markos University,
Conflict is rising in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: 5 steps that could stop a return to full-scale warTeklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, University of Manchester
Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weaponHafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, University of Oslo; University of Cape Town
How is Nigeria’s anti-fraud unit doing? Case study asks detectives how they manage with few fundsOludayo Tade, University of Ibadan
Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weaknessMichael Wahman, The University of Texas at Austin and Lindsay Favero, Michigan State University
Governments shouldn’t rely on AI to decide who gets a social grant: inside a South African court caseMark Richard Gaffley, University of the Witwatersrand
Refinery rivalry: billion-dollar oil projects expose east Africa’s long-running regional tensionsBrendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University
Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlookedDavid James Cantor, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineralBradley A. Mortin, King's College London
Running for parliament in Malawi costs a fortune: economic crisis undermines democracyMichael Wahman, The University of Texas at Austin and Nicholas Kerr, University of Florida
The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the worldJessica Genauer, UNSW
The race for a new UN chief comes at a historically fraught time – the choice will be vital and significant, just don’t expect a saviorIan Johnstone, Tufts University
Kenya champions the free movement of people in east Africa, but it’s failing immigrants and refugees at homeAlan Hirsch, University of Cape Town
How the 1960 Sharpeville massacre sparked the birth of international human rights lawSteven Wheatley, Lancaster University
Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expertJohn Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University
UN security council needs major changes – permanent seats for African countries is just oneGary Wilson, Liverpool John Moores University
Kenya has moved people out of the country illegally: what the law says about extraordinary renditionOscar Gakuo Mwangi, Pwani University
Nigeria’s federal police force has failed, but what does history say about local forces?Saheed Balogun Amusa, Obafemi Awolowo University
Shadows of past political violence shape the lives of young Africans for years – a study of nine countriesTilman Brück, Humboldt University of Berlin; Karen Devries, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Marcella Vigneri, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Olusegun Fadare, University of Greenwich, and Vegard Iversen, University of Greenwich
Young Nigerian women want to go into politics – party rules and older men keep them outOmomayowa Olawale Abati, University of Essex
AI can make African elections more efficient – but trust must be built and proper rules put in placeShamira Ahmed, European University Institute and Mehari Taddele Maru, European University Institute
Election misinformation spreads faster than facts can be checked: 3 insights from Kenya’s experienceMichael Asiedu, University of St.Gallen
In Madagascar, Gen-Z overthrew a corrupt regime but the battle against state capture has barely begunTom Shipley, University of Sussex and Ketakandriana Rafitoson, University of Sussex
Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weaknessMichael Wahman, The University of Texas at Austin and Lindsay Favero, Michigan State University
The South African apartheid movement’s close relationship with the American right – then and nowDaniel Conway, University of Westminster
Refugee camps explained: why South Africa has avoided themFranzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Ulrike Krause, University of Münster
Ceuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economyDiana Tung, Universitat de Barcelona and Seth M. Holmes, Universitat de Barcelona; ICREA; University of California, Berkeley
Africans migrate for jobs mostly within the continent: why regional skills partnerships are neededAmanda Bisong, European University Institute
What is migration for? How national needs wrestle with a basic human desireAlan Gamlen, Australian National University
