The recent storms provide a grim reminder of the prospect of future tropical cyclones in a region under continued threat from climate change.
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High poverty levels mean people lack access to land and work and they are often driven to settle in zones that are exposed to natural hazards.
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In Southern Africa, high rates of HIV infection have been the primary driver of TB
India does not have an official Africa policy, even though it has been engaging with the continent for over six decades.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
The green revolution: small-scale, informal irrigation is expanding in Zimbabwe and small scale farmers are leading the way.
The concept of 'agaciro' is central to how Rwanda engages with the international community and promotes its state interests.
A crucial resource in enabling migration is having some personal link to current migrants.
These programmes allow institutions to claim they're doing something without really tackling the issues that lead students to plagiarise.
The inquiries can take months of painstaking work, but often yield important insights that improve flight safety for everyone long into the future.
Botswana's High Court could finally decriminalise same-sex relations.
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.
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The inquiries can take months of painstaking work, but often yield important insights that improve flight safety for everyone long into the future.
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.
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The recent massacre at a New Zealand mosque is a traceable, direct outgrowth of an American white nationalist movement that insists immigrants and people of color are a threat to 'white civilization.'
Some of the advice on eggs should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Fake news doesn't respect borders so working together is the only option.
Many teenagers may have seen the live footage of the Christchurch shooting. Here are some ways parents and teachers can help them process it.
Your brain's sensory talents go way beyond those traditional five senses. A team of geoscientists and neurobiologists explored how the human brain monitors and responds to magnetic fields.
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.
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