Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with obesity and overweight.
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Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long necks to fight over mates.
Polls suggest the ANC is set to lose its majority in South Africa.
African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
In Sudan, amid a growing humanitarian crisis caused by a year-long and ongoing war, neighbourhood organizations have stepped in as first responders, and to lead the call for peace.
Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south.
As climate change ravages coastal livelihoods, piracy is on the rise, imperilling seafarers and trade.
Kenya’s William Ruto will meet President Joe Biden during a rare US state visit from an African leader − and one that comes as Haiti’s crisis spirals.
The two human species had many similarities but their communication would have been different.
With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power vacuum.
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa.
Hopes for a peaceful resolution are fading as the Sudan civil war blazes into a second year.
The first dedicated scientific surveys have confirmed the presence of blue whales in Seychelles.
The second episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Mashupye Maserumule and Michael Sachs.
The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.
Insights from the book White Fragility also shed light into racism in Arab society.
A lot of good has happened since apartheid ended in 1994. Sadly, 30 years on, the country is in a political and economic crisis. Many are questioning the choices of the past three decades.
Rural Tanzanians and those living in the city eat unhealthy diets, but their circumstances are very different.
Rwanda is touted as one of the leading nations when it comes to strides toward gender equality. But the role of female ‘rescuers’ in the 1994 genocide is being downplayed.
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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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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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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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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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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Scientific Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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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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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
