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To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
Africans are adopting podcasting as a way of telling their own stories. In one class in Egypt, this took a feminist turn.
For a malaria vaccine to have an impact, health promotion is key. Awareness campaigns must address safety concerns and emphasise expected positive impacts.
Collaboration and good working relationships are crucial for community-based ambulance services to work.
Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.
Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
A new ‘rule book’ for naming genomically sequenced bacteria is a boon for science.
In South Africa coalitions are weaponised as extensions of elections.
Sometimes the street trader, roadside mechanic or food vendor is the best person to teach students about entrepreneurship.
Kenya’s GMO policy about-turn was underpinned by improved safeguards on top of a commitment to review each new application on a case-by-case basis.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
Regulating the sex work industry is the only way to protect sex workers from abuse and violence.
Political and social instability in the country, as seen in frequent mass protests and xenophobia, threaten the flow of African tourists.
Various scholars weigh in on the state of Ghana’s economy, how it got into this situation and on the IMF’s involvement.
Mega-projects tend to represent the interests of state and business elites.
Soon after it was established in 1932 Orlando became a mecca of black urban culture and liberation politics.
Predictive policing has improved in leaps and bounds and become increasingly automated thanks to big data, data mining and powerful computers.
Politics in Ghana is heavily influenced by the Christian majority of the population.
Green spaces have the potential to reduce heat and improve health, especially in urban areas.
Parliament’s failure to live up to its constitutional mandate was noted by the State Capture Commission as having enabled former president Zuma’s regime to corrupt state behaviour with ease.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
As with Ebola, it is often only when the harm is done that people working on the response realise health emergencies disproportionately harm women.