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Ghanaian diplomat and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who has died at the age of 80, played a critical role in many key events of the 1990s and 2000s. Danny Bradlow examines Annan’s legacy, his successes and failures. And Abdul-Jalilu Ateku pays tribute to the man he calls a humanitarian, a true statesman and a peacebuilder.
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Top Stories
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Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria
Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.
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Abdul-Jalilu Ateku, University of Nottingham
Kofi Annan's tenure began after the reintroduction of two important international security lexicons -- peacebuilding and human security.
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Politics + Society
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Sean Avery, University of Leicester
Riparian zones are meant to be a vital part of Nairobi's drainage system, but they've been built on.
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Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan
Nigerians go to the polls in 2019 in an election that the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari wants to win by any means necessary.
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Business + Economy
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Frederik Booysen, University of the Witwatersrand
Findings from South Africa's Health Market Inquiry makes recommendations to close the information gap between service providers and consumers.
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa's official opposition, the Democratic Alliance needs to face its racial dilemmas.
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Health + Medicine
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Judith Mueller, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) – USPC
Vaccines that help prevent meningococcal disease don't give lifetime protection.
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Shane C Quinonez, University of Michigan
There is a need for genetic services in low and middle-income countries.
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Science + Technology
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Kavilan Moodley, University of KwaZulu-Natal
By sharing a location with the SKA, HIRAX will be able to conduct science in “radio-clear” skies across its wide frequency range.
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Anna Coussens, University of Cape Town; Abidemi James Akindele, University of Lagos; Badre Abdeslam, Université Mohammed V de Rabat; Fridah Kanana, Kenyatta University; Mona Khoury-Kassabri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Global State of Young Scientists Africa project investigates the challenges that shape the career trajectories of young African scientists.
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Environment + Energy
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Katarzyna Nowak, University of the Free State
There is indeed merit to using beehives to keep elephants from eating and destroying crops.
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Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Big data can be used to properly advise smallholder farmers in Africa and help guide pest monitoring efforts.
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