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Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it.
The quest to find treatment for COVID-19, and the uncertainty surrounding the clinical outcome, necessitates the use of antibiotics in the treatment package.
The deteriorating situation prompted regional leaders to intervene in a bid to restore peace and stability.
La nouvelle loi béninoise sur l'avortement prendra en considération la situation éducationnelle, professionnelle et matérielle de la femme.
There is a promising trend of growing research and training in statistical ecology in Africa.
Inclusivity and diversity also need to be at the level of identifying values and defining frameworks of what counts as ethical AI in the first place.
The practice of blaming and stigmatising rape survivors has devastating consequences. It silences them and protects rapists. It discourages survivors from accessing healthcare and pursuing justice.
Staple diets in Nigeria can be improved by the addition of insect powders, rather than serving recognisable forms of insects.
All terrorism in the region has domestic origins but is linked to regional and international events.
National Treasury’s strategy to overcome South Africa’s chronic fiscal crisis rests on highly uncertain political and economic foundations.
Despite a succession of different challenges, Bgoya’s approach has been consistent.
The anatomy of the teeth in the cranium and its bones show that it belongs to an extinct cousin of the living African savanna and forest elephants.
Impact craters are relatively shallow, so these bowl-shaped “dents” in Earth’s rocky crust can be easily buried or erased by erosion.
The need of the moment is for low- and middle-income countries to improve their own manufacturing capabilities.
Prevailing political attitudes, security actors, alliances and geopolitics differ starkly from the final days of the hated Ethiopian military regime.
Insulin and oral medicines for diabetes are mostly not available at the recommended level in the African region.
Bearing the burden of policies on conservation, together with the impact of out-competition by other sectors within the blue economy, has led to increased poverty in fishing communities.
The financial outcome of COP26 is a glass half full, but it’s not far from a failure.
Taxing electronic payments is key to raising revenue form the informal sector
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
It has long been clear that some countries have drug policies that cause harm and violate human rights.
Properly engaged and monitored, Nigeria’s private sector can do more in COVID vaccination exercise.
South Africa has a stringent pharmaceutical regulatory framework. But this framework is not backed by a strong implementation strategy.
Macron’s approach to Africa policy emulates the 1950’s strategies. Why? A big part of the answer can be found in the fact that today’s global circumstances are similar to those of post-World War II.