Since 2014 the Ebola outbreak in Liberia killed over 4,800 people.
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It could be a matter of days before the ebola epidemic in the DRC spreads to urban centres or spills over into neighbouring countries.
Across the world forests have been exploited as a source of cover from which to launch attacks.
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Nigeria’s forests are used by terrorists, kidnappers, cannabis cultivators, cattle rustlers and robbers.
A Xolobeni villager protesting against mine development.
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Villagers from a community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape fought to be consulted and for the power to consent to mining their land.
South Africans head to the polls in May 2019 but there are challenges.
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South Africa’s electoral commission’s failure to ensure a credible voters’ roll threatens to undo its legacy of free and fair elections.
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya being sworn in for a seventh consecutive term on the 6th November 2018.
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Ordinary people are being deeply affected by the continued violence tearing apart Cameroon.
South Africa needs a new economic policy that envisages an overhaul of the power utility Eskom, which can’t keep the lights on.
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South Africa needs a policy that drives growth and positions if for the 21st Century.
A woman draws water from a hand pumped well in northern Ghana.
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Many African countries tend to mismanage their groundwater resources.
Applications like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp have brought a broad range of users in on public discussions.
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New media platforms have changed the way people create, consume and relate the news.
Drones are low cost and easy to operate.
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Drones are low cost and easy to operate. They give quality, high resolution outputs, and can be deployed fast and often.
International outrage led to Aung San Suu Kyi falling from grace after Myanmar unleashed violence against the Rohingya.
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Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations. But it’s a useful reminder of what’s been achieved over 70 years.
Joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: Nadia Murad (left) with Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege.
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The awarding of the Nobel Prize for Peace to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad should strengthen efforts against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Members of the Ethiophian Oromo Liberation Front hold a protest in front of the Chancellery in Berlin.
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There have been positive changes in Ethiopia but major challenges, including ethnic tensions, remain.
A gold tailings dam under construction in South Africa.
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In countries like South Africa which has a big and robust mining sector, tailings need to be managed with extra care.
A group of men proceeds to an Otobo in an Igbo village.
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The Otobo remains an ancient symbol of democracy; it almost certainly helped to shape Nigeria’s modern democracy in some ways.
The end of Robert Mugabe’s rule was greeted with momentous national celebration.
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For many Zimbabweans Robert Mugabe will remain a contested figure.
In Zambia businesses in the food processing sector, are in for a tough time.
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Water and power cuts prompted by reduced rainfall and drought in Southern Africa have caused major problems for business.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari at the US-Africa Business Forum in New York in 2016.
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There is concern that Nigeria’s attitude towards foreign direct investors may erode inward capital flows.
UN forces at a luxury tourist resort outside Bamako, Mali, in 2017 following an attack.
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Mali has had a tumultuous 2018, and 2019 might not be any better.
One way to tackle this violent crime is through DNA profiling.
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Self-examination DNA collection techniques can help women bring the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
iThemba LABS provides support for research and training to all universities.
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Neutrons can penetrate through matter, which means they can be harnessed for all sorts of important work.