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Libya’s lost but found yellowcake poses no significant security risk but highlights the need for African countries to get their acts together in the area of nuclear safety and security governance.
The era of stocking pantries and keeping our fridges and freezers full is over.
Children working on family farms is often mistaken for harmful child labour.
COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic have increased our attention on how individuals and systems cope with stress-inducing shocks.
The proposed law reinforces unscientific conversion practices – or so-called reparative therapies – that don’t work.
The voices and actions of women who were enslaved reveal how oppression works and what made a difference to those exposed to it
The region’s forces are seen as important in addressing the long-running conflict in the DRC – but their involvement is complicated.
A threshold has been crossed, with a pessimistic outlook becoming more dominant than an optimistic one.
Deux organisations djihadistes la katibat Macina et l'Etat islamique au Sahel se livrent une guerre sans merci. Voici les raisons et les enseignements de cette guerre fratricide.
The Sudanese crisis is the culmination of three decades of contentious energy politics among rival elites.
The current focus by extra-regional actors is an elite project that undermines a maritime security strategy that would benefit the African people.
In less than a year the newsletter has become important and influential, offering a new way of appreciating African photography.
Parents should keep an eye on how screen-based activities influence their child’s development and behaviour.
Omar al-Bashir fell in 2019, but his military successors have preserved much of the authoritarian infrastructure of his regime.
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit gave holders the right to live and work in the country but did not grant them the right to permanent residence.
ANC and EFF differ on ideology and policy – an alliance between them would prove difficult to put together and made to work.
Nigeria must do more to reduce its high malaria burden.
There have been disruptions. But national malaria control programmes have shown impressive resilience.
Kenya’s irrigation development is more advanced than official records show because they exclude what some farmers are doing.
Experiencing nature helps people in times of joy and pain. However, inequity of access to green spaces means that South Africans cannot enjoy nature when they need to.
Expulsion of the German ambassador could be a way of warning other embassies, especially France, to steer clear of Chadian politics and support for the opposition.
Many infections, including bacterial, fungal and viral infections can lead to sepsis and septic shock.
As signatories, Nigeria and Rwanda are demonstrating their commitment to safe, sustainable use of outer space. This should have multiple benefits.
Zanu-PF’s anti-American rhetoric is not only deployed to win friends abroad. As elections approach, it is also a prominent campaign tactic at home.