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If the African delegation could convince the belligerents to find a peaceful solution, they will make a critical contribution to the climate for mediation.
Wastewater treatment plants receive wastewater from a variety of sources. This makes them useful proxies for determining the burden of antimicrobial resistance in communities.
The book shows how parts of South Africa now fester with organised crime.
The failure to hold the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide accountable has led to further instability in Sudan.
The African Union compares well to other continental unions. It accomplishes more than the Commonwealth or the Francophonie.
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved and thrived, before spreading out of Africa to other continents.
An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
The current cholera outbreak is not necessarily an issue with potable water. It’s the result of a combination of factors including dysfunctional and non-compliant wastewater treatment works.
Using simple behavioural science models can help programmes to understand people’s lives and how to design nutrition interventions that directly benefit them.
Making South African Sign Language official is more symbolic than useful in the lives of a very marginalised community.
Le pluralisme quantitatif constitue une réalité indéniable, au regard des médias qui existent à foison. Cependant, l’expression plurielle et pluraliste demeure un défi quotidien.
Dangote refinery will reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products and create jobs. But it may not be the best for the environment.
Political will is key to tackling pupils’ literacy struggles.
Whichever way the ongoing armed conflict ends, the loser will be Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi.
Butterflies are sentinel species – their interactions with landscapes help scientists understand other insects better.
Avoid ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes. They are, more often than not, bogus and fraudulent business ventures.
These interventions have the potential to boost South African children’s literacy.
We need deep-time African urban history and theories to make sense of contemporary urban life and anticipate its future possibilities in African terms.
Infrastructure that links mines to ports isn’t enough – it needs to be accompanied by policies that encourage productive investment in factories.
Obaro Ikime, Nigerian academic and historian, died on 25 April 2023. He was 86.
Washington’s protectionist industrial policy is fracturing trade and investment flows based on geopolitical considerations.
Activists view their moral case for the return of the diamonds as unanswerable, but it runs up against many complications.
The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
Early life environments and adult social bonds both have strong effects on survival.