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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting his US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on Friday. It’s hoped the visit will help rekindle the 1990s era of strong cooperation between the two nations. John Stremlau says the leaders meet at a time of common concerns against the backdrop of growing domestic threats to democracy, and rising global tensions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He sets out four reasons why the meeting of the two leaders –
both committed democrats operating in hostile environments – is important for their nations and Africa in general.
In Uganda’s Luganda language “nyege nyege” means “the urge to dance” but in broader slang it refers to sexual urges. That’s one of the reasons the globally touted event attracting 10,000 revellers has created controversy in Uganda. Since the first edition in 2015 it has been banned twice for fear it will promote “sexual immorality” in the conservative country. While – for the sake of tourism – the 2022 edition is going ahead, tourism lecturer Amos Ochieng unpacks
the festival’s ongoing moral dilemma.
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
Both presidents are committed democrats operating in hostile environments. They are also committed to forging mutually beneficial ties.
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Amos Ochieng, Makerere University
The four-day, non-stop dance party has been banned and unbanned twice in four years.
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Michael Jennings, SOAS, University of London
Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Africa has slipped from its precarious but tangible place in UK political discourse.
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Micheal Boachie, University of the Witwatersrand
Lowering obesity and overweight rates will lift the burden on healthcare spending.
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Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST); Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Ghana’s government should shift to a community-based and voluntary approach to forest restoration and conservation
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Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria
Nigerian students can support positive environmental behaviour if they learn about the impact of solid waste management on society.
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Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A nuclear nonproliferation expert explains why Iran was always unlikely to return to the 2015 international agreement that limited its nuclear weapon development.
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Richard Hoffman, University of Hertfordshire
Over half of all calories consumed in the UK are from an ultra-processed food product.
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Aimee Ambrose, Sheffield Hallam University
Millions will still experience fuel poverty this winter, even with the government’s latest plan to help.
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