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The ICC is meant to be a Court of last resort, to ensure justice for victims and to end impunity. It's not living up to these promises.
Gabon is a wealthy and stable country and this might explain why the January 7 coup attempt failed.
Nigeria's agricultural sector simply isn't equipped to produce the amount of rice to meet demand.
Non-Timber Forest Products don't often feature in discussions about poverty reduction and alleviation.
Certain criteria are needed to lead a university but additional knowledge is also useful.
Aid has never been just about helping people. It's also about gaining influence and exercising soft power.
The African National Congress faces two big challenges: fewer South Africans trust it, while its electoral support has been waning.
The vision set out by Cyril Ramaphosa has the seeds for galvanising South Africans to get back on the right path. But it urgently needs a plan to make it happen.
The space industry and global interest in all matters inter-planetary is growing.
Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help identify and track diseases like Ebola.
Post conflict recovery is largely driven by the assumption that as soon as conflict ends, normality returns.
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Felix Tshisekedi may have clinched DRC's presidency but the road ahead won't be a smooth one.
Sarah Baartman’s name can be elevated to the highest point of the University of Cape Town’s campus, but if her legacy isn’t built into each classroom and interaction the honour is hollow.
Guinea pigs are a good livestock choice and don't compete with humans for their food.
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Drones are being used to combat malaria in Zanzibar.
A Lancet series shows that C-sections are performed for non-medical reasons in private health while poor women who need the surgery don't have access.
Tungiasis, a disease caused by fleas, is neglected and needs action in sub-Saharan Africa.
Significant new insights are emerging for the treatment of malaria, and eventually its eradication.
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After her historic loss in parliament, the PM will hold cross-party talks to find a way out of the impasse. But will she really be listening?
While many staunch Conservatives would see Norway-plus as a 'betrayal', everyone else could probably live with it – unless and until they realise it won't put a stop to free movement.
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It's been 100 years since the murder of Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.
The winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics says scientists shouldn't feel pressured to do research that has economic or commercial ramifications. Science for the sake of science is more important.
The reason we have seasons is because, during its journey around the Sun, the Earth is tilted.
When the only fixes getting funded are designed to leave the status quo intact, the results of philanthropy inevitably fall short.
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Navigating friendships as a teen can be hard. Parents can help by modelling good behaviour and making sure their teen feels they can talk to them about their friendships.
TikTok was one of 2018’s most downloaded mobile apps for Apple and Android devices in the US and Europe.
Estimates of modern slavery vary widely, whether they try to pin down numbers in the U.S., across the globe or just in certain industries.
A look at key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history.
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