South Africa’s new biodiversity economy strategy aims to make the benefits from biodiversity available to more people.
Hayley Clements
The strategy aims to conserve biodiversity while also contributing to the creation of jobs and economic growth.
Une personne tient une bougie lors d'une veillée nocturne lors de la commémoration des 100 jours du génocide de 1994 contre les Tutsi au Rwanda.
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Les jeunes montrent peu d'intérêt à raviver les divisions de leurs parents, tandis que les générations plus âgées au Rwanda restent préoccupées par une éventuelle resurgence des tensions.
The Osun River in Nigeria has high levels of microplastics in its water, sediment and fish.
Gideon Idowu
The level of microplastic pollution in Osun River may be the highest in the world. Banning single-use plastics may help.
Land ownership is a challenge for Maasai women in this highly patriarchal society.
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Conservation strategies should promote equitable benefits across communities.
Somalis celebrate the electoral victory of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The Somalia waters deals could upset the cordial relations between Ethiopia and Turkey, and put the UAE at odds with Egypt.
Trainee Black chartered accountants need more mentoring and psychological support.
Milan Markovic
Chartered accounting needs professionals who have gone through some healing from their experiences.
Cattle emit a lot of methane, but they also provide livelihoods and environmental services.
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Knowing which parts of Africa best help to store carbon means funding and policy efforts can be directed to protecting and increasing this carbon ‘land sink’.
A woman carrying a child looks at a wall in Kigali with names of the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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The 1994 Rwanda genocide has left lasting scars. Children born of sexual violence and mothers have shown immense strength in overcoming their histories of violence.
A person holds a candle at a night vigil during the 100-day commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
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Young people have little desire to bring up their parents’ divisions, but older Rwandans remain fearful of a resurgence of tensions.
Police officers take cover during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Kenya’s deployment to Haiti would contribute towards the country’s role in enhancing global peace and security.
South African troops patrol in Mozambique as part of the SADC intervention force.
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The SADC mission shows how difficult it is to run a large-scale military intervention, especially if the host government is not taking full ownership and supporting the operation.
Mental health symptoms are triggered by a wide range of activities.
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Corruption imposes mental health costs on individuals.
A climate justice picket in 2022 outside the Port Elizabeth High Court against Shell. “Hamba! Voetsek!” mean “get lost”.
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South African courts are increasingly handing down judgments that take into account the future climate damage that new developments may cause.
Students working in a laboratory.
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How students are taught has been shown to be as important as what they are taught.
The blue stingray’s disc-like shape would have made it ideal for tracing.
Kyle Smith
The sculpture might have begun with tracing a blue stingray specimen in the sand.
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Chipo’s story gives the perspective of a parent forced to leave a young child behind to provide for him.
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Africa holds the world’s largest untapped digital growth potential.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye rose to power in the shadow of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
An anti-FGM protester holds a placard outside the National Assembly in Banjul on 18 March 2024.
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The potential repeal of the ban on female genital mutilation poses a threat to the well-being of girls in The Gambia.
Making short films can change the way people learn.
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Making films meets many needs of young people by combining the learning of soft skills, computer literacy and artistic expression.
Sugar has also become a normal addition to our diets in sugary drinks, candies and snacks.
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A higher consumption of sugar leads to worse health outcomes, so we need to be mindful of the added sugar we eat.
Sheep grazing in the Karoo.
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Meat from sheep that graze in South Africa’s Karoo and France’s Mont Saint-Michel lamb is deemed special.
Computer illustration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the rod-shaped bacteria which cause the disease tuberculosis.
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Two out of five cases of TB remain undiagnosed. A test using a skin patch could help change that.
Ginger is one of the spices that can be contaminated by mycotoxins.
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Mycotoxins contamination causes health issues. Paying attention to storage of agricultural produce can save many lives.
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A well governed financial system is effectively supervised by the central bank.