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In Kenya’s parliamentary system, lack of a clear party majority makes it hard for a president to deliver on election promises.
A young farmer spreads fertiliser on young crops in Ethiopia.
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Farmers who use little or no fertiliser can use ecological practices to increase their yields.
By some estimates only 5% of the world’s languages are likely to survive online.
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Multilingual teaching was a challenge under emergency remote learning conditions: computer systems weren’t adapted to indigenous languages.
New train services like this, in Lagos, are designed to boost economic activities and ease movement of passengers.
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Bola Tinubu will be saddled with a near comatose economy. Here are four priorities that would make the difference.
There are concerns about how safe rainwater is to drink.
Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals and scientists are still uncertain about their effects.
Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
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Monitoring bird population trends in Nigeria is a valuable activity – but it requires trained people and commitment over the long term.
Cyril Ramaphosa made the creation of a capable, ethical public service a primary focus when he came to power in 2018.
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Almost 30 years into democracy, South Africa still hasn’t ensured the jobs of senior public servants are not tied to the tenure of government ministers.
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If women see other women pursuing and being successful in an entrepreneurial environment, they are more likely to follow that path themselves.
Central Bank of Nigeria, Ibadan zonal office.
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Nigeria’s banking sector is dominated by local players born out of state policy.
Adalberto Costa Junior, leader of Angola’s opposition party, The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) arrives to cast his vote.
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The loss of a two-thirds majority in parliament would be seen as a significant defeat for the MPLA.
President Emmanuel Macron (G) et Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president du Guinée Bissau (D).
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Les récentes visites de Macron en Afrique racontent une histoire
de la France qui fait acte de repentance pour ses crimes coloniaux tout en essayant de conserver son influence héritée du colonialisme.
A woman feeding Zebu cows in a village in Kenya.
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Improving the diets of livestock in Africa provides a rapid pathway to increasing nutrition for people.
A protest against human trafficking in Lagos.
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Human trafficking has become a global concern. Nigeria’s efforts at reintegrating survivors into society have been largely unsuccessful.
Opening ceremony of Chad’s national inclusive dialogue, in N'Djamena on August 20.
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Chad’s ongoing national inclusive dialogue appears great on paper but there are serious gaps and little hope for peace and democracy.
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo (R) during Macron’s visit in July 2022.
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Macron’s recent visits to Africa tell a story in which France is doing penance for its colonial crimes while trying to maintain influence gained through colonialism.
Ongoing conflicts in many countries mean that women will continue to seek protection in South Africa.
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The continuing precarity and vulnerability to violence has long term consequences for these women’s health and well-being.
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The project promises improved living condition for citizens and fosters ambition for international recognition.
ECOWAS struggles with ensuring mobility within its region.
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Rules to regulate the free movement of people in the ECOWAS countries must be adapted to local realities.
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The new rules are de facto non-tariff barriers to trade. They increase trade costs for South Africa’s citrus industry.
The University of Lagos is one of the institutions affected by the lecturers’ strike in Nigeria.
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Creating more universities in Nigeria has serious implications for quality of graduates.
Survivors face ongoing disability and increased mortality risks beyond treatment completion.
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To understand the perceptions of TB patients about their quality of life, it’s useful to have a comparison with “apparently healthy” people.
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Activists and scholars must rethink their neglect of male victims if South Africa is to better understand and resist sexual violence.
Young African children are at particular risk of heat stress impacts.
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Newborn babies are particularly vulnerable to hot conditions. They have a limited ability to control their body temperature.
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Twitter users’ responses suggest that southern Yahoo boys are more criminalised by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission than their northern counterparts. We explain why.
Thandi Modise, South Africa’s defence minister.
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South Africa’s foreign policy is supposed to be guided by the principle of ubuntu (humanness), so a visit to an aggressor is hard to explain.