Fouzia Ismail relates what has been done to train a new generation of nurses and midwives, improve standards of patient care and foster regulation of the health sector. ...

Rapid urbanisation is being portrayed – by the UN, the World Bank and many others – as a potential developmental “silver bullet” for Africa. Edward Paice argues these claims are too simplistic and overly-optimistic. ...

ARI's Jonathan Bhalla’s wrote an article for The Global Herald, “Africa needs food security – Not necessarily food self-sufficiency”. ...

International donors have sought to improve the social, political and economic position of women in Africa through an approach known as “gender”. A new Counterpoint publication from Africa Research Institute – Talking gender to Africa – argues that this strategy is failing. The ...