UP EXPERT OPINION: West Africa’s Brexit Moment Could Fuel Regional Turmoil

Posted on February 14, 2024

Professor Adekeye Adebajo reflects on the recent withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS and the challenges this poses to the 15-member economic union in an article for Project Syndicate.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Girls and pornography in South Africa: going beyond just the negative effects

Posted on February 14, 2024

Professor Deevia Bhana reflects on the findings on her new book "Girls Negotiating Porn in South Africa: Power, Play and Sexuality" in an article for The Conversation Africa.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Africa in an evolving global order

Posted on February 05, 2024

Professor Adekeye Adebajo writes about the economic opportunities for Africa within an increasingly bipolar world order in his latest Business Day column.

UP EXPERT OPINION: South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is the country’s proudest foreign policy moment in three decades

Posted on January 31, 2024

Professor Peter Vale and Professor Vineet Thakur examine the impact of South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice in their article for The Conversation Africa.

EVENT REPORT: African Urbanities Summer Institute 2023

Posted on January 01, 2024

Dr Albert Oloruntoba's reflections on the 2023 African Urbanities Summer Institute in Accra, Ghana.

UP EXPERT OPINION: The Shape of Power in 2024

Posted on December 11, 2023

Professor Adekeye Adebajo provides insight into expected changes in the global power structure in 2024 for Project Syndicate's Quarterly magazine.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Zambia’s foreign debt tragedy – what needs to happen to resolve the crisis

Posted on November 28, 2023

Professor Daniel Bradlow examines the foreign debt crisis in Zambia in his latest article for the Conversation Africa.

‘I see it as part of my responsibility as an academic to write’ – UP professor on winning award for most articles published on The Conversation Africa

Posted on November 15, 2023

Writing for the public as an academic is an important skill to learn, says UP Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship’s Prof Daniel Bradlow who has been recognised by the University for his work published on The Conversation Africa.