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Very high levels of fluoride in well water in Ethiopia may affect children’s learning.
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Primary identities are foundational and serve as the core part of an individual’s identity.
Pope Francis (in white) at the opening session of a major congress on the Catholic Church’s future on 4 October 2023.
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Divisions and tensions in the global church are affecting the church in Africa.
A high priest holds a cross during the celebrations of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel in Addis Ababa in September 2023.
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News coverage of Ethiopia’s ethnic conflicts has overshadowed the growing tensions and polarisation between religious communities.
A farmer spreads fertilizer in a wheat field outside Amritsar, India.
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Did the Green Revolution, which brought high-tech agriculture to developing nations in the 1960s, prevent famine? Recent research takes a much more skeptical view.
The text on a single bag of coffee can feel like information overload.
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If you’ve decided to look for coffee that’s better for the earth or the people making it, you might need some help translating all the industry lingo.
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Without refugee status people aren’t able to receive valuable support, like the right to live and work in a country.
About 70% of people in Addis Ababa live in informal settlements that are vulnerable to climate change. Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/
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Climate change is putting pressure on Ethiopia’s largest city, Addis Ababa, and exposing people to disease and natural disasters.
Groundwater is vital to communities in northern Kenya during droughts.
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Better monitoring of groundwater is important for sustainable management.
Djibouti is the main port for all foreign aid going to Ethiopia.
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Lack of sea access has constrained Ethiopia’s ability to cater for its large population.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
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It is not mere expansion, but the character of the expansion which will guide the five Brics countries on whether they admit new members.
African countries are lagging behind in digital advancements.
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The borderless nature of cyberspace presents particular challenges for African states used to controlling activities in their territory.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began generating electricity in 2022.
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The Nile Basin states are keen to see what kind of deal Ethiopia reaches with Egypt and Sudan.
Rastafarians drum and sing during a special prayer and worship meeting at Menengai forest in Kenya.
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The first Rastafarian communities emerged around 1931 in eastern Jamaica. Today, there are over 700,000 Rastafarian communities located on almost every continent.
Agriculture is a leading employer in Africa.
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Labour, yields, and biodiversity are all elements of agriculture that need to be balanced.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2018.
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There is increased demand to join BRICS in the emerging world order, partly as a countervailing power to “the west”.
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Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
The Blue Nile river passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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Hundreds of rivers are shared between two or more countries – this could be a source of cooperation or conflict.
A procession in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Musicians established themselves in the US, where they continued to practice their cultural life, which flourished.
Dabba Selama and its surroundings.
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Even though the Tigray war front moved past Dabba Selama several times, the community suffered less than other nearby villages.