UN Refugee Agency special envoy Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, explains what caused the reversal of the decision to close Dadaab, and what the future holds for Kenya’s Somali refugees.
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The past 12 months provided further evidence of the danger of democratic backsliding in Africa. But it also saw powerful presidents suffer embarrassing setbacks in a number of countries.
A precursor to the Square Kilometre Array- the MeerKAT telescope - is being built right now and remarkable progress has been made in the last 12 months.
After an exceptional period of success in global malaria control, the progress has stalled. New strategies are needed to suit a variety of transmission patterns.
Creating a reliable, up to date land register is important for African countries. Drones can help collect and record the necessary data.
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
Reptiles add socioeconomic value but when it comes to accessing detailed reference information about them, students and naturalists can face serious challenges.
The Food and Agriculture organisation estimates that 30 to 40% of total food production is lost before it reaches the market. The losses in Africa are greater and sustainable strategies are needed.
Kenya faces a serious threat of terrorist attacks given its strategic geopolitical position, its tourism and corruption. The country needs to squarely face this and take appropriate measures.
There is an urgent need for affordable cancer treatment services, lower drug costs, better equipped facilities, favourable national cancer policies and specialist doctors in Kenya.
Kenya’s inadequate electricity supply is due to an over-reliance on hydropower, high energy and infrastructure costs.
African countries need to start producing and developing their own medical devices. Suitably skilled biomedical engineers are needed for this sort of innovation to take root.
A huge majority of humanitarian employees are local to the country of intervention, but their motivations and pressures are often misunderstood.
The Commonwealth countries’ democratic failings take a back seat to British panic about impending irrelevance.
A strike by Kenyan nurses points to the country’s failure to manage the devolution of responsibility for health care from national to county governments.
South Africa must act to halt the decline and save its universities’ well deserved global reputation of excellence.
Malaria is a major public health problem that affects 106 countries globally. A rigorous and systematic approach to predict and control malaria transmission is needed.
Kenya’s government responded with subsidies to tend to the 2017 maize crisis to ensure that it remained affordable. However, the country needs long term solutions to this perennial challenge.
The unexpected death of a loved one is a traumatic experience. It’s important to identify high risk individuals to provide counselling and social support.
Africa’s broadcasters have a large role to play to ensure that country and western grows to its full potential on the continent.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor of Research, Foundations & Higher Education, Northern Arizona University
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Daystar University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rwanda
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African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
