Muhammadu Buhari: staying put at Aso Rock.
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Investors favoured Muhammadu Buhari’s opponent, Atiku Abubakar. So what are the Nigerian president’s economic priorities?
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Amid a growing human population, African elephants are confined to an increasingly managed existence. Do we want more for one of the world’s most loved species?
A billboard built by sex education advocates outside Mexico’s National Population Council office, in Mexico City, warns that ‘being a mother is not child’s play.’ (May 29, 2014)
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The White House will expand a law that cuts funding to abortion providers abroad. When the Bush-era ‘global gag rule’ was last in effect, abortion rates tripled in Latin America and doubled in Africa.
Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
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Wetlands are disappearing rapidly - but new data and technologies are revolutionising our knowledge.
The Mediterranean diet.
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A Lancet commission has come up with a new sustainable diet that’s supposed to be the way forward.
An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya.
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Data is essential for proper planning, budgeting and implementation of health care policies.
The world’s biggest thermosolar power complex is in Morocco.
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Climate justice policies could potentially double as tools of colonialism that harm people outside the US.
A water reservoir in the Louga region of Northern Senegal
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A combination of reasons have led to the drying of the Sahel.
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Revealed: spotted hyaena are actually excellent hunters in their own right.
Presidential Candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his running mate, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (R) attend a campaign rally.
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Buhari’s handling of the economy has been somewhere between poor and appalling. But the same could be said of past administrations.
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Polar bears ‘invading’ a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
Insects are nutritious and many species contain relatively more protein than conventional meat sources.
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Because insects are an affordable and local food source rich in protein, they can be used as a meat replacement.
While progress remains to be made, Nigeria has a growing high-technology sector.
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Despite reasonable fears, Nigeria – home to Africa’s largest economy – has a lot to gain from signing on the proposed continent-wide free trade agreement.
Many parts of Africa suffer from food insecurity. Here, women and children wait to be registered before a food distribution.
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Predictions suggest that Africa will suffer dramatic losses of crops and productive land as the climate warms. Perhaps adopting GM crops designed to tolerate stress can save the continent from famine.
The Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2018.
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Many health professionals leave Africa because they don’t know how to handle the non-clinical systemic problems.
Testing new ways to use this technology is underway in Japan.
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These technologies could turn into a powerful tool for fighting global warming, and they have the potential to address historical climate injustices.
Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup.
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Gene sequences can be manipulated to prevent certain diseases and improve public health.
A costly commute.
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Bus Rapid Transit has powerful supporters around the world – but shouldn’t public transport be designed in the public interest?
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African countries need to find a way to present a common front to the rating agencies.
Ethiopia’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde (L), stands next to prime minister Abiy Ahmed (R).
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It’s no wonder that he is many people’s African prime minister of 2018. But will he make it through 2019?