Senegal’s starting 11 before a recent friendly against Luxembourg.
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When Senegal face Poland in their first World Cup match in Russia, the whole nation will be roaring them on to victory.
At the 2014 World Cup African fans felt that Nigeria were on the receiving end of poor refereeing.
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Video Assistant Referees at the World Cup finals in Russia might help African teams to do better than they have done so far.
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza is one of many authoritarian African leaders.
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More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
From Fela Kuti’s album, ‘Beast of No Nation’.
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Fela Kuti’s critically engaging lyrics, and his intense and methodical delivery, provide an important window to exposing students to critical understanding of the global system.
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The DRC has developed good systems to diagnose Ebola. But it’s surveillance systems are still weak.
Pastoralists on a dry plain in central Mali, one of the seven Sahel countries hit by a wave of deadly attacks.
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A big rise in armed attacks in the Sahel - and the intensity of the attacks in recent years - is now seen as a major source of concern.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet Donald Trump in Washington.
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US President Donald Trump will have an opportunity to showcase his “deep respect” for Africa when his Nigerian counterpart visits.
Small-scale farmers produce about 90% of Nigeria’s food.
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Civil conflict, displacement, rising food prices, and climate change all cause food insecurity in Nigeria.
African countries holding elections increases the quality of civil liberties.
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The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions.
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni refuses to relinquish power.
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Not all African leaders are willing to be swept by the democratic reforms of the early 2000s.
Legal senator Tony Chike Iwobi casts his ballot to elect the speaker of the Italian Senate.
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Italy’s first black senator, and the party he represents, won’t be advancing the fight against xenophobia.
Thousands of schools have been targeted and destroyed as part of the Syrian conflict.
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Schools and students are often targeted during times of armed conflict. Abducted children can be recruited as soldiers and schools are ideal locations for military headquarters.
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, left, and his successor Muhammadu Buhari.
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Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in elections in Nigeria and Kenya have been overstated.
Corruption has played havoc with Nigeria’s economy.
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Corruption has gotten so bad in Nigeria that animals are getting in on the act.
Universities shouldn’t ignore graduates once they leave the institution.
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Universities could mine alumni databases to improve individual institutions’ work - and raise funds.
Herbs, roots and plants can have health benefits. But they can also interact negatively with Western medicines.
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Numerous traditional African medicines are undeniably beneficial in treating disease or maintaining good health.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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The US Secretary of State’s mission to Africa will produce few benefits for the continent or for US-Africa relations.
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Talk of ethnic and religious conflict between Muslim Fulani herders and local Christian farmers misses the full picture – this is about resources.
Kenya lacks skilled welders who can work on a live oil pipeline.
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To realise Kenya’s oil, gas and mining potential, the sector needs more people with the right skills to support it.
Education empowers young people like Sarah Nasira, a Kenyan pupil leading a class.
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Authors Lutz and Klingholz explore how mass literacy became a revolution that changed the world.