Improving school sanitation, reducing household chores, and addressing harassment and bullying could enhance girls’ reading performance relative to boys’.
Zanzibar island has been a Tanzanian territory since 26 April 1964.
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The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu signing agreements in Jerusalem in 2016.
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East Africa’s reaction to the war in Gaza appears shaped by history, affinity to the policies of the west and the threat of terrorism.
Processing facilities in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in south-eastern DRC.
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Since the 1990s, transnational corporations have once again become the dominant force as owners and managers of major mining projects.
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan in October 2023.
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Giraffes are vulnerable to extinction, mainly due to habitat loss and killing for bushmeat markets. The good news is human actions can alleviate that danger.
Tanzania is not yet out of the woods despite reforms by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
Principal Scientist, Agroecology Policy and Advocacy, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)