Nigeria recently approved the world’s first GM cowpea, which provides full protection against the pod-borer Maruca, a major problem for this important crop.
Passengers on a tram in China wear surgical masks to guard against viral infection.
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Lake Victoria’s past is key to understanding its future.
A human skull on display in Berlin in 2018. Germany handed back human remains seized during the Namibia genocide from 1904 to 1908.
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The digital economy will, soon, become the ordinary economy as the uptake - and application - of digital technologies in every sector in the world grows.
Anti-corruption protesters march on Parliament in Cape Town in 2017.
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In South Africa, state corruption has taken hold with utter disregard for ethics and democratic norms in a cynical exploitation of the post-apartheid transformation agenda.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) with a host of African leaders at the UK Africa Investment Summit in London.
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Trade and investment can help reduce poverty, promote women’s empowerment, and support children’s rights. It can also do the opposite.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the International Libya Conference in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2020.
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Prolonged rains increase the amount of stagnant water in the environment in which mosquitoes breed. This increases the risk of mosquito-borne diseases.
The deluge of opinions and proposed solutions to South Africa’s energy crisis reflects corporate and political interests.
South African police minister Bheki Cele (left) claims success in the investigation of political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. With him is the head of the police, Khehla Sithole.
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The task team established to investigate political killings in KwaZulu-Natal has had little impact on exposing those behind the violence.
Bam, a province Burkina Faso, was once a migration source due to land degradation. This is changing thanks to soil and water conservation projects.
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