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An agency could accelerate land reform by removing the process from political and bureaucratic control.
There are currently 1.2 million Ugandans enrolled on antiretroviral therapy (ART). They are especially affected by the lockdown.
When politicians and others speak about herd immunity, unfortunately, they are under the misconception that the current tools that we’ve got are adequate to eliminate the virus.
Universities will need strategies that can defuse constant disruption of learning due to student protest.
While some German museums are returning some of the famous Benin Bronzes, most remain in museums in the UK and the US even as calls for restitution grow.
Africa needs to embrace a new approach that focuses on what countries in an embattled region – as a ‘community’ of regional states – can do to intervene.
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Governments should drop the idea of herd immunity. It risks leaving people feeling disillusioned by vaccination campaigns.
Nigeria must increase its testing capacity and do more genomic studies to deal effectively with the Delta variant of COVID-19.
The new Delta variant presents a considerable threat due to its significantly increased transmissibility rather than severity.
There is no substance to the view that poor people are lazy and prefer to live on handouts from the state rather than seek work.
Stronger agricultural R&D systems will enable agriculture to power Africa’s transformation.
The circulation of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine poses the danger of hampering the government’s efforts to control the pandemic.
Provision of breastfeeding support and information within the community can lead to a significant increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates.
How Harare has dealt with its urban canine citizens over the years following independence reflects the competing visions of a modern city.
On starlit nights, the Milky Way acts as these beetles’ primary reference. But light pollution gets in the way.
Despite the relative political stability over the years, Tanzania needs a new constitution to address contemporary challenges and strengthen institutions.
L'UE ne cesse de conclure de nouveaux accords avec des pays, en dépit des preuves d'un sérieux déclin des populations des espèces concernées.
Leaders in Africa need to develop practical ways to achieve their aspirations.
For parents, skin colour is often a difficult subject and dealing with it through storytelling can be a useful aid.
Failure to ensure access for all to prevention and treatment, including vaccines, undermines national responses to COVID-19.
One way to break the cycles that return offenders to prison is through the way society treats ex-offenders, providing them with basic human needs such as employment.
China’s engagement with Ghana was solidified by its willingness to undertake an expensive project Western partners had run away from.
World Hepatitis Day is a clear call to improve efforts towards eliminating a disease that globally kills one person every 30 seconds.
The army may help create a more stable and secure environment in the short term, but this is unlikely to result in sustainable and lasting peace.