A portable DNA sequencer in action.
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Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help identify and track diseases like Ebola.
People in Uganda bear long term physical, emotional, social and economic scars from the years of deadly conflict.
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Post conflict recovery is largely driven by the assumption that as soon as conflict ends, normality returns.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of the governing ANC’s 2019 elections manifesto in Durban.
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The vision set out by Cyril Ramaphosa has the seeds for galvanising South Africans to get back on the right path. But it urgently needs a plan to make it happen.
UCT will honour Sarah Baartman by naming a hall after her.
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Sarah Baartman’s name can be elevated to the highest point of the University of Cape Town’s campus, but if her legacy isn’t built into each classroom and interaction the honour is hollow.
Supporters of DRC opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi, celebrate his presidential election win.
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Felix Tshisekedi may have clinched DRC’s presidency but the road ahead won’t be a smooth one.
Women fear losing support for themselves and their children if they report violence.
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Very few women, especially those married, feel protected by the domestic violence laws in Sierra Leone.
The Brexit fallout shows why referenda shouldn’t be considered lightly.
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Referenda have their place in democracy, but can also be misused.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at the 2015 AU Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Given the range of support for President Omar al-Bashir it isn’t surprising that he’s managed to resist pressure to step down.
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Car-free days could work in Nairobi where traffic, congestion and air pollution is a real problem.
Several approaches can be taken to help women entrepreneurs achieve high growth.
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Women entrepreneurs in Africa struggle to obtain credit, and to access entrepreneurship education.
Supporters of the DRC’s opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi.
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The DRC could be the exception after a year in which opposition parties fared badly across East and Central Africa.
Some in the DRC identify opposition leader Martin Fayulu as the winner but official results have yet to be released.
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The recent poll in the DRC was messy. Nevertheless, it showed that significant change is underway in the country.
South Africa’s next elections will indicate how the ANC is viewed given that the poor been left behind.
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The ANC, alienated from intellectuals and the middle class and having lost most of its talented youth leadership, is clearly on a downward path.
Shampoo containing plastic microbeads.
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A plastic bag has an average usage time of 20 minutes, while it can take up to 1000 years to break down in the environment.
Protests against Joseph Kabila staying in power in the DRC.
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If DRC’s elections go ahead the climate isn’t conducive for a peaceful or free electoral journey.
While women in sub-Saharan Africa live longer than men, many of these extra years are lived in poor health.
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Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
Solar panels in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
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The value of green technologies and systems is that they are largely decentralised or semi-decentralised.
Cape Town residents queuing for water during the water crisis.
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Water supply systems weren’t designed to deal with altering weather patterns brought about by climate change. This needs to change.
US President Donald Trump (L) and national security adviser John R. Bolton (R)
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Why opportunities should be found to advance cooperation between Africa, China and the US as confidence building measures in US-China relations.
Medium-scale African farmers are relatively wealthy and influential.
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Medium-scale farms are an important driver of agricultural and rural transformation in much of Africa.