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Citizens have been denied their right to elect officials at the grassroots and this has allowed the central government to maintain rigid control of the country’s regions.
Poor populations bore a disproportionately higher burden of poor health.
There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.
Mali’s precarious political situation has been the subject of ECOWAS resolution attempts for months
Her new book “This Mournable Body” was announced as a Booker Prize contender just days before her arrest for protesting against a government clampdown.
How do elements of Fela Kuti’s music get reproduced by today’s pop musicians?
Micro-budgets, alternative distribution and collaboration have been fast-tracked by the coronavirus crisis.
The transition to a civilian government won’t be smooth.
A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa.
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After the oil spill, the usual sight of families strolling by the sea was quickly replaced by volunteers working hard in a concerted effort to protect their coast.
This important discovery demonstrates that cognitive maps are not the exclusive domain of humans and a few other species.
Low-budget, grassroots video-film efforts are beginning to blossom and will shape the film industry in the long run.
Far from the myth of the omnipotent father of the nation, big man or dictator, the Kenyan presidential system was built on divisions and uncertainty.
The occurrence of violence in Kenya is a joint production between political elites and ordinary citizens.
Kenya must pay more attention to the role of this agreement as an investment attraction vehicle and not just a simple tariff centred ‘traditional’ pact.
To reduce the prevalence of diabetes in Malawi, efforts to promote healthy eating should target the entire population and not only people who have diabetes.
Interventions using apps show promise as they could improve care for patients with chronic conditions. But patients can’t benefit from innovations unless they accept them and use them effectively.
African countries need to make a concerted effort to establish a continental two-term policy.
Although COVID-19 measures have had a negative impact on food supply in Nigeria, there are other factors responsible for the dramatic rise in food prices.
In Kenya, rabies is estimated to kill up to 2,000 people every year.
COVID-19 has added a new layer of stress to people’s lives, increasing the chances of women developing symptoms of perinatal depression.
The next ten years will be a critical period in which research agendas can be developed.
Conservation and development scheme REDD+ has manifested as a series of models, which increases its perceived success and enables it to continue despite not delivering on its wide-reaching promises.
Political change could open up civil spaces and support the voices of young women and girls who do not want to be cut.