Africa
Mermaids and Methane
The methane-filled waters of Lake Kivu, which borders Rwanda and Congo, hold out the promise of energy and profit in an area of deep poverty. But extracting the gas may fuel conflict, and has the potential to cause a natural disaster that would result in massive loss of life.
Mpox, HIV/Aids and Africa’s Evolving Pandemic Response — with Winnie Byanyima
The executive director of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, Winnie Byanyima, joins New Lines’ Kwangu Liwewe to examine the global response to the mpox outbreak in Africa, and how to apply lessons learned from the continent’s past and ongoing struggle against HIV.
How the Gulf States Are Exerting Their Influence in Africa
Competition in the Middle East is entering a new phase, shaped by the increasingly powerful Gulf states and their political and economic interests. No longer confined by traditional ideological and geographical fault lines, conflict is spilling into new theaters, and above all the Horn of Africa, with foreseeable results.
Listen Again: Toxic Masculinity Online in Kenya and South Africa — with Caroline Kimeu and Rosie Motene
Listen again to this Global Insights episode on the rise of toxic masculinity in Kenya and South Africa, with insight from South African author Rosie Motene and Caroline Kimeu, The Guardian’s East Africa global development correspondent.
Could Vaccinating Gorillas Be Our Best Shot To Stop a Pandemic?
After a wave of Ebola devastated the Congo Basin’s gorilla population in 2002, one American ecologist embarked on a quest to vaccinate the great apes and, he hoped, stop animal-borne diseases from spreading to humans. Could he convince the vaccine skeptics among his colleagues that it would be worth it?
How Two Zambian Players Have Raised the Profile of African Women’s Soccer
Two Zambian players defied the odds to emerge as the world's most expensive transfers in the history of women’s soccer. Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji overcame resistance from their families, unfair treatment compared with the men's team and the controversy of gender verification tests imposed by the Confederation of African Football.
Malcolm X and the Difficulties of Diplomacy
In 1964, Malcolm X embarked on a 23-week journey across Africa and the Middle East. The ambitious campaign of personal diplomacy to raise awareness of racism in the United States would transform his religious and political outlook but also reveal the limits of postcolonial solidarity.