A soldier from the armed forces of the DRC on foot patrol in the village of Manzalaho near Beni.
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Violence in the DRC can be brought to an end if the geographical scope of the conflict is broadened to include all neighbouring countries.
Ghana has struggled to find balance with its power generation.
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Ghana’s power sector is mired in debt and excess production.
Muslim and Christian schoolgirls at a public school in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria.
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Hijab controversy in Nigeria’s public schools has further exposed how religion has polarised Africa’s most populous nation.
Road traffic crashes are the most common cause of facial injuries in Nigeria.
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More Nigerians should be encouraged to have health insurance to reduce the burden of treating facial injuries.
A protest in Johannesburg against the lack of service delivery or basic necessities such as access to water and electricity.
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The country is still a very different political space. It’s a noisy democracy with a free media, lots of dissenting voices, and insulting the government doesn’t carry any overt sanction.
Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov are intent on growing Russia’s African influence.
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Russia is trying to normalise an international order where might makes right. And democracy and respect for human rights are optional.
Mombasa port serves Kenya and eight other countries in the region.
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Harnessing the combined effect of trade and urbanisation could significantly boost the economies of African countries.
Smoke from the Ikoyi prison that was set on fire in central Lagos on October 22, 2020.
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Jailbreaks in Nigeria point to the need to reform the justice system.
A view of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive hydropower plant built on the River Nile.
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The dam has helped to shift longstanding power relationships and could pave the way for more cooperation among all the countries that depend on the Nile.
Coal operations at one of South Africa’s coal-fired power plants. Industrial policy needs to envisage less reliance on carbon.
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The scenarios provide plausible and possible alternatives for futures of industrialisation. They also alert decision makers to desired and undesired development pathways.
Africa’s biggest wheat importers will benefit the most from a resumption of Ukraine grain shipments.
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If Russia keeps its word, the benefits will be immediate. Grain prices could soften as more grain supplies become available to the world market.
A protestor faces off with Kenyan police in Nairobi after the 2017 general election.
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Our research found that Kenyan students dislike ethnic-based politics in principle, but feel the pressures of tribalism.
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The chances of surviving Marburg are improved if there’s early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment.
Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
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Dos Santos was a withdrawn president. His silence produced an aura of power and the cult of personality that surrounded him.
Protests in Nairobi as Maasai activists deliver a petition to the Tanzania High Commission, in Kenya, 17 June 2022.
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Just over 100 years ago, Maasai in Kenya were moved into reserves, where they could be more easily taxed and controlled, to make way for white settlement.
Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos.
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Dos Santos died as he had lived and governed: in silence. His silence, and what he accomplished with it, is his most enduring legacy.
An electoral official counts votes at a polling station.
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Vote buying compromises the quality of public leadership in Nigeria.
Fourth wave of globalisation saw China’s increasing role as a global powerhouse.
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The global external shocks require a total rethink, repurpose and reform of the process of globalisation.
The image of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, on a window at Regina Mundi Cathedral in Soweto.
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There is no such thing as ‘private’ religion. Beliefs have public implications. Yet, they cannot go unchecked when they cause harm.
Oromo women protest against Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over violence in their homeland in 2020.
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Ethiopia’s largest region is pushing for self-determination - it hasn’t gone down well with Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a centralised state.