The Conversation

The Conversation Africa is an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community, delivered direct to the public.

The Conversation Africa is a non-profit, public benefit organisation. It is supported by a number of donors as well as academic institutions.

The Conversation Africa is an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community, delivered direct to the public.

The Conversation Africa is a non-profit, public benefit organisation. It is supported by a number of donors as well as academic institutions.

Latest articles written by The Conversation:

  1. The real cost of Rongai town

    Rapid population increase and development of residential buildings has led to huge pressure on the environment, including its waterways.

    Rongai
  2. How to handle the difficult talk with your teen

    Teens are still dependent on parents and seek their love and approval – even if they don’t want to admit it.

  3. Khartoum: the creation and the destruction of a modern African city

    War in Khartoum means not only the displacement of people and the destruction of property, but also the loss of a rich heritage.

    Khartoum
  4. Winnie and Nelson Mandela: new book on their marriage and S. Africa’s struggle

    The book is a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives.

    Nelson and Winnie Mandela
  5. East African women authors and the children’s book revolution

    Women writers took it upon themselves to educate children about independence and the meaning of decolonisation.

  6. Donald Trump: polling suggests criminal charges won’t dampen his support

    The court case, over hush money payments to former adult film star Stormy Daniels, will affect his campaign but will not exclude him from running for office next year.

    donald trump supporters
  7. Beyoncé snubs Africa

    What further confounds many African fans is that it seems such a natural fit for Beyoncé to revisit the continent. Her love for Africa is evident.

    US musician Beyoncé
  8. Alarm as China’s demand for Africa’s donkeys rises

    Exact figures on how many hides are exported to China aren’t available due to a growing illicit trade, but there are indications.

  9. The bias in how pictures are used to depict diseases

    Through the choice of images in publications, women and children of colour in low-income countries were treated with less dignity.

    monkeypox
  10. Queen Elizabeth: The shift from Empire to Commonwealth

    By the time she died at Balmoral as Queen Elizabeth II, on 8 September 2022, the Empire had vanished.

    Queen Elizabeth II
  11. Why Kenyan women’s rights might not be safe under Ruto

    Ruto’s coalition Kenya Kwanza’s 68-page manifesto aims to implement a nine-point “women agenda” that includes fully implementing the two-thirds gender rule 12 months after assuming office.

    Kenya's Deputy President and Kenya Kwanza alliance leader William Ruto.
  12. Mitumba is part of Africa’s creative economy, fashion sense

    Used clothes are being repurposed but with fresh fashionable spins. This sometimes involves turning recycled garments into upcycled outfits.

    Second-hand clothe buyers and sellers at Gikomba market
  13. Kenya's young voters: Ethnic politics is killing us, but we are trapped in it

    Kenya’s young voters have a dilemma, they dislike ethnic politics but feel trapped in it.

  14. Inside the dark world of being an online influencer

    The risks of self-employment are exacerbated in the influencer industry by an absence of industry standards and little pay transparency

    insta
  15. Kenya election: Sexist language refuses to give way

    Kenyan politics is laden with linguistic sexism.

    women elections
  16. Inside Kenya's traffic police itchy fingers

    Police corruption in Kenya flows within personal and corporate networks that uniquely bring together lower cadre and major players in the police service.

  17. How Kenya’s ‘patriotic’ choral music promotes skewed version of history

    Choral music was used to amplify former President Jomo Kenyatta’s rhetoric of “forgive and forget”.

  18. Mombasa Port: How auditor-general misread China’s SGR contracts

    The profitable Mombasa Port is East Africa’s main international trade gateway.

    Port of Mombasa
  19. Monkeypox Q&A: An expert explains

    The first patient in the current outbreak had returned to the UK from travels to Nigeria where monkeypox is endemic

    monkeypox
  20. What is Idd and how do Muslims celebrate it?

    Ken Chitwood, a scholar of global Islam, explains the two Islamic festivals.

    Nairobi Idd