A Thai foreign worker tends to an agriculture field in Beersheba, Israel.
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The contours of the Middle East conflict have long influenced Israel’s migrant worker policy.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs, in charge of citizenship, isn’t working well.
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Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
Different African countries have distinct surveillance profiles.
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At a time of increasing unease about the checks and balances for the use of AI, some African countries are spending more on harmful surveillance of their citizens.
Kenya’s supreme court judges annul the results of the 2017 presidential election.
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Two conditions enable courts to take the risk of nullifying the elections of ruling party candidates.
Male domestic workers earn considerably more than their female counterparts.
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Paid domestic work has a low status in South Africa. The labour of domestic workers is often undervalued and unrecognised.
A transgender woman at a safe house supporting LGBTQ residents in Kampala, Uganda. Anti-gay laws make certain homosexual relationships punishable by death.
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Stigmatised people living with HIV often suffer from fear, depression and abuse. It’s sometimes easier to stop a treatment regime than risk being ostracised or assaulted by the community.
Thandi Galleta of Malawi (right) and Karin Burger of New Zealand in a 2023 World Cup warm up match in Cape Town.
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The world’s largest women’s sporting event is being hosted in Africa for the first time.
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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.
Africa’s secondary school enrolment rates still lag far behind those of other world regions’.
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The introduction of free education should follow a gradual process, starting with the lowest levels.
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In addition to motherhood these girls experience social inequality, chronic stress, violence, and food insecurity. When teenagers become mothers, their adversities are compounded.
Members of a European Union election observation team speak to voters in Zimbabwe.
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Voters speak favourably about the potential of observation to improve overall electoral quality and transparency.
The fishing village of Mahebourg, Mauritius, is among the places in the path of cyclone Freddy.
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Tropical cyclones are becoming more frequent in the Indian Ocean. Here’s why and what that means.
Kenyan fishermen demand a say in the country’s border conflict with Somalia.
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The joint border commission between Kenya and South Sudan is a step in the right direction.
Key to preventing cholera is a good supply of water.
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Cholera has persisted longer in Africa largely due to worsening hygiene and sanitation situations in urban areas.
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Cannabis consumption erodes mental well-being and has adverse effects on school, work, and social life.
Early marriage has a number of negative effects on the lives of girls and their own children.
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Though child marriage rates are declining globally, the practice remains worryingly common in some African countries.
Long prices in Ghana’s Cape Coast have been soaring.
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Intermediary cities have a vital role to play in the economies of African countries.
Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
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The decolonisation process was to take place rapidly during the reign of Elizabeth II.
A woman selling produce at the Manzini Wholesale Produce and Craft Market in Swaziland.
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Monitoring and enforcing competition rules is essential to level the playing field for fairer food markets.
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Weather forecasting is complex and challenging. The process entails three steps: observation, analysis and communication.