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Science is not the absolute truth. Scientific findings are the beginning, not the end, of the quest for truth.
Fespaco, Africa's premier film festival, celebrated its 50th anniversary in Burkina Faso. For African cinema to survive, it must adapt to today's audiences and forms of distraction.
Swapo remains the dominant party by far in Namibia. But it seems increasingly unable to live up to its promises.
Ethiopia is a storytelling nation in which Emperor Tewodros has a special place.
Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines have been successful in several parts of the world. But in Tanzania it’s not that easy.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's long rule can be attributed to three main pillars of support: the military, ruling party and political Islam.
The lengthy nature of some of Africa's wars is one of the main hindrances to ending the "refugee cycle".
Community-based HIV programmes helps improve access to health care.
Senegal is important for Africa because it’s a country that shifts the narrative of the continent as an “arc of instability.”
Children whose families benefit from social grants and family support interventions enjoy better health, nutrition and schooling.
Young Algerians who dream of accessing global markets have extensively used iconic brands, films and series as political resources.
A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
If South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill is accepted as is, it will be detrimental to academic content production.
The UN doesn't have the magic formula to end tensions in Burundi. It's up to the country's leadership.
Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
In sub-Saharan Africa there are more people with mobile phones than access to electricity, and their data could be useful.
New research looked at human impacts on more than 5,000 threatened species and found that a quarter of them have almost nowhere left to go to escape from the threats posed by human development.
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An analysis of flight data shows that problems began at a point when the pilot would normally have engaged the autopilot system.
The 737 Max is the best-selling airliner ever. But two have crashed in five months, killing 346, damaging Boeing's future and raising questions about the increasing sophistication of cockpit technology.
There is deep sadness in the Christchurch attacks, but little shock. We need to address the permissive political environment that allows such hateful extremism to be promulgated so openly.
Most New Zealanders see immigration as beneficial for their country, but extreme nationalist politics have been part of communities for a long time.
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Devotees from many parts of the world are visiting the ailing 92-year-old monk, who has retired to a Buddhist temple. He taught how the practice of mindfulness could be combined with daily actions.
The school strikes are a serious moral challenge to climate inaction, but they must overcome certain challenges to maintain momentum.
When it comes to giant pandas, politics, economics and international diplomacy often eclipse conservation considerations.
On the eighth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, scholar Wendy Pearlman writes about the people who risked their lives and raised their voices to fight the oppressive rule of Bashar al-Assad.
MPs can't actually prevent no deal with this vote, but that doesn't make it meaningless.
Nearly 20 years ago, Bill Clinton said that sequencing the human genome would give us a "new power to heal".
Children now spend more time at home and alone with their parents – new research.
Parents' social media sharing about the potentially harmful impact of media on children reflects underlying questions about how to best protect and nurture impressionable minds.
A documentary film has made disturbing allegations about Michael Jackson and child sexual abuse. Whether true or not the film raised some important issues.
Facebook says it's changing. Time will tell. In the meantime, privacy is under threat, news and journalism are suffering, and the algorithms employed by digital platforms are worryingly opaque.
Nation states are covertly working against each other on the very same digital platforms they use to collaborate in areas such as trade and manufacturing.
When the 'Captain Marvel' movie opens on March 8, coinciding with International Women's Day, it will be Marvel Studios' first female-superhero led film.
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