The contributions that women in West Africa’s fisheries make to the sector are widely un(der)paid, undervalued and largely invisible.
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It took black folk unimaginable resources of creativity, humanity, humour and generosity to detoxify the N-word for their own collective sanity.
In the final years of his life – and with his poor health beginning to slow him down – Ochieng persisted in his love for teaching.
Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Burkina Faso is still in the throes of chaos decades after the assasination of the charismatic president
The rise of the black romantic comedy in South Africa dovetailed perfectly with the advent of streaming services - creating a box office phenomenon.
Drug abuse among women farmers in Adamawa State, north east Nigeria, is rising.
Direct-acting antivirals have mostly been used in countries with high incomes. These drugs would be effective against most hepatitis C strains. which are primarily low-income countries.
Far too often it is still an education for some and not for everybody.
Déby’s legacy is one of violent beginnings and fake democratic shows
For decades Somalia has been in a near-constant state of food insecurity. This is due to a combination of stagnant crop production, a rapidly increasing population and political unrest.
A tide of ‘the feels’ buoyed the underdog documentary to an Oscar win – but the local industry will need to focus on where international gains are most needed.
Unlike most politicians but typical of a negotiator, South Africa’s president has not put his plans on the table for public scrutiny.
If the best people management practices of the formal economy were to be deployed in the informal economy, new avenues of stimulating economic and life empowerment may be opened.
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Is Botswana allowing the hunting of elephants a good or a bad thing? Two academics weigh in.
Ramaphosa will be eager to communicate his position that no one should be above scrutiny and that all parts of society,should be examined by the Commission.
For now, governments and health services should invest in bedside oxygen concentrators and oxygen generators to supply whole hospital needs.
Malawi’s revamped subsidy regime is designed to reach many more farmers. But a granular look shows that women aren’t reaping the benefits.
The importance of raw cocoa beans to Ghana’s foreign exchange earnings is derailing the development of a viable chocolate industry
Chadian president Idriss Deby’s death has serious implications for stability in the troubled Lake Chad Basin and the broader Sahel region of West Africa.
Provider burnout is expensive for the health system given its associations with low quality of care, absenteeism, and high workforce turnover.
The COVID-19 vaccination programme requires stringent data collection and transparency.
At the current vaccination pace it will take over a decade for South Africa to reach herd immunity, with many lives lost along the way.
The Igbos, like most other indigenous groups, believe in maintaining a legacy of not just their language, but other values, including trans-generational business legacies.
Colonial powers framed secessionism as a threat to state-building and not as an expression of self-determination