Conflict, climate change and rising prices are affecting the ability of Nigerians to have enough nutritious food to eat every day. The country ranked 84th out of 119 countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a new council to address this problem. But it’s got limitations – Titilayo Adebola proposes a five-point plan that would ensure the right solutions are put forward, and executed properly.

Rwanda’s fractious history has been marked by rivalries between ethnic groups and civil wars. Noel Twagiramungu and Joseph Sebarenzi argue that for Rwandans to find real healing after the deadly events of the 1994 genocide, the country needs to deepen democratic structures to make sure that all groups are equally represented in the government.

The Conversation Africa has been endorsed by another institution on the continent - the Nairobi-based International Centre for Agroforestry. This brings to 35 the number of African academic institutions and research houses that have thrown their weight behind the Conversation Africa since it launched on May 7 2015. The institutions and the Conversation Africa share a common mission: to put academic research and analysis into the public domain. Scientists and researchers have a great deal to offer decision makers who want to design policies based on evidence-based research. The Conversation Africa has built a bridge spanning these two worlds.