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A New Image of Africa’s Future How African Futurism Can Help African Policymakers Solve Africa’s Toughest Challenges

Charles EbikemeApril 3, 2023

Across Africa and its diaspora, there is a rich database of culture already at play, by novelists, poets, musicians, filmmakers, with diversely imagined futures. These imaginings are now no longer restricted to the cultural space but are finding their way into the world of science, research and policymaking.

April/May 2023Nigeriavol7-no2

Computational Conscience Problematizing Freedoms in Artificial Intelligence

Aarshin KarandeMarch 30, 2023

Interests in controlling the hopes and fears about intelligent machines have shaped imagined possibilities and vice versa. Mutually co-constitutive hopes and fears have defined the imagining of AI; hopes for a longer life, free of work, and power over others is inseparable from fears like losing identity, becoming redundant, and that AI will turn against ‘us.’ These hopes reflect deep-rooted narratives of human aspirations meeting technological possibilities.

February/March 2023Nigeria

A New Outbreak Tanzania Has Recorded an Outbreak of the Marburg Virus

Hillary EssienMarch 26, 2023

Marburg virus disease begins with a high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. There are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat it. However, treatments like rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids and treatment of specific symptoms improve survival rates.

February/March 2023NewsTanzania

Is Nigeria Sleepwalking? The Geopolitics of Nigeria's Energy Potential

Otobong IniekeMarch 8, 2023

Nigeria is positioned to reap great benefits from available resources in terms of sustained development and economic standing, with the developing trend of African countries trying to move up the production value chain. The question still lies in whether Nigerian leadership will seize such opportunities that may be fleeting.

February/March 2023Nigeria

Bridging the Gap Building Africa’s Well-being Infrastructure through Local Research and Development

Ebele MọgọFebruary 22, 2023

African nations are often at the mercy of the international community to receive essential global health resources in times of crisis. To change this, we must expand how we imagine health security and develop locally owned research and development capacity.

AfricaFebruary/March 2023

‘I have No Other country’ An Interview with Professor Oyewale Tomori

Charles EbikemeFebruary 22, 2023

My country gave me security, gave me the sources and funding to do my education. - Oyewale Tomori

February/March 2023InterviewsNigeriavol7-no1

What is the Future of Nigeria’s Health Sector? A Look at the Presidential Candidates’ Manifestos

Health Policy Research Group & Health Sector Reform CoalitionFebruary 20, 2023

All four manifestos have common policies and varying differences, reflective of recommendations made to strengthen deliveries on the expectations for the health sector. After the elections conclude and a winner is declared, one of these manifestos will be the blueprint for the health sector for the next four or eight years.

February/March 2023NigeriaNigeria Decides 2023Nigeria Decides 2023: Essays

My Ideal Nigeria The Beauty of Standard Health Care Services in its Actualization

Rofiat HamzatJanuary 13, 2023

Read the winning essay of the 2022 New Voices Essay Competition.

December 22/January 23New Voices 2022

Cyber Ready Africa’s Response to Growing Cyber Threats

Osaye AjariNovember 29, 2022

Despite steep losses suffered across Africa to cyber threats, spending towards the prevention of future cyber-attacks on the continent has not risen to meet the need for greater protection.

AfricaBest of 2022October/November 2022