Nigerians, as well as other Africans, need to actively work to decolonise social arrangements created by the British.
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Africa needs to take advantage of a copyright law to protect and explore its unique local products.
Empowerment can mean different things for different women, but access to information is key. In Mali radio is the main source of information.
Africa’s key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
A new report from the GovLab and the French Development Agency (AFD) examines how development practitioners are experimenting with emerging forms of technology to advance development goals.
The election of commissioners is a key step in the reform process of the African Union Commission.
Biden wants to restore US global leadership after four years of Trump’s isolationism and antagonism. These are some of the challenges and opportunities he’ll face, from China to Latin America.
A study of the historical records describing African slaves in Brazil yields some unexpected findings.
COVID-19 restrictions created life-threatening challenges to female sex workers as they weren’t able to access their medication, support or their clients.
The Trump White House questioned the value of foreign aid and neglected policies related to helping low-income countries. But US aid had already needed improvement.
Many countries cannot afford to buy existing COVID-19 vaccines, a collective approach is needed.
In Lagos, cinema audiences don’t go to the movies for the film alone. There’s more.
Conflicting injunctions, shaped locally, constantly reinvented: food in the cities of the global south escapes the narrative of Western standardisation.
The EU has already poured billions of euros into its assistance programs for the Sahel countries. The fundamental principles of this aid need to be rethought if it is to be truly effective.
Airbnb is taking a very bold step by issuing a multi billion dollar IPO during a global economic slowdown – something that was unthinkable a few years ago.
Beyond recreational consumption, young Nigerians are using cannabis to aid their schooling and work.
J.P Clark’s work moved beyond agitating for justice in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. He was in love with nature.
Millions of miles of fences crisscross the Earth’s surface. They divide ecosystems and affect wild species in ways that often are harmful, but are virtually unstudied.
As ever, civilians are caught in the middle of warring ethnic groups in this strife-torn region of Ethiopia.
While player transfers offer the chance for financial rewards, the pursuit of career progress takes a toll on footballing families.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Visiting Professor of Sustainability Science, Technical University of Denmark
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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