Informal businesses face numerous challenges which hinder their growth.
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It’s time African governments supported the development of online platforms designed to support local people in the informal sector.
Mothers need to be introduced to the kangaroo mother care method through counsel and practice, a process that requires patience and ultimately, time.
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Malawi was one of the early adopters of kangaroo mother care, with a pilot intervention in 1999.
Missing targets to end HIV in children represents nothing less than a global failure.
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Not achieving the targets for children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa means that new infections will continue to increase and HIV related mortality will be a reality for decades to come.
Professor Tania Douglas is warmly remembered as an excellent scientist and a remarkable human being.
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She believed and advocated that Africa needs to find solutions to its own problems and worked tirelessly to build biomedical engineering capacity across the continent.
The South African romcom industry is showing Johannesburg in a new light.
Ghana produces excess electricity but its mangement is inefficient.
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Addressing inefficiencies in Ghana’s electricity sector will reduce the need to price in distribution losses
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African governments risk repeating mistakes of the 20th century with damaging consequences for poverty, food security and economic development.
TB Joshua was one of Africa’s most revered preachers.
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TB Joshua came from nothing, but he redefined African Pentecostalism in many ways.
A ground crew member transports the COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX at Bole international airport in Addis Ababa.
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The inefficient vaccine allocation rules currently in place must be replaced by new cooperative institutional structures and more concrete steps by the Group of Twenty (G20) countries.
Climate change literacy is key.
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There are significant gaps in what teachers in Ghana know about ozone depletion and climate change, even though these subjects are in the science curriculum.
African elephant.
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Crop raiding is happening more often in the Masai Mara, in different places and at different times of the year.
Ending AIDS calls for renewed action.
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The key actions needed to end AIDS are relatively clear. The question is whether every government, funder, and implementing organisations will apply them.
Residents and church members gather at the main gate of the Synagogue Church of All Nations headquarters in Lagos to mourn the death of pastor TB Joshua.
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Nigeria’s TB Joshua wasn’t just known for his evangelism and controversies. He was also a beloved philanthropist.
In happier days. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (centre) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (left) pose as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg takes a selfie during his visit to the country in 2016.
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Nigeria risks losing its recent status as Africa’s most attractive tech hub following its decision to suspend Twitter’s operations.
A queue of eager voters in Hawassa, Ethiopia, during the Sidama referendum in November 2019.
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Ethiopian history shows that the demands of its young people can’t go unaddressed for long.
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The student authors wrote about their lives during lockdown, and their stories were published in a book that now informs their university’s syllabus.
The late, legendary percussionist Mabi Thobejane pictured in 2018.
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He did not so much play the drums, as become the drum. His influence was felt through his trailblazing percussive work and his many collaborations.
Taking a selfie during the #ENDSARS protest in Lagos in 2020. Social media was used extensively to mobilise demontrators.
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter shutdown will be hard to enforce and could have dire consequences for Nigeria’s fragile democratic institutions and economy.
Nigerian preacher TB Joshua, one of Africa’s most influential evangelists, has died at 57.
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Ongoing support for TB Joshua and his ministry can be explained by understanding the theological tradition in which he operated.
Health care professionals have to involve expectant fathers
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Fathers who attend antenatal care may be keen to support the well being of their partners and children, but are left unengaged and often disappointed.
A health worker examines a child for signs of trachoma
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The Gambia’s success in eliminating trachoma means that resources previously allocated to combating the disease can now be reallocated to other public health conditions
Men cross the front of the still smoking lava rocks from an eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo on May 23, 2021 in Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nyiragongo is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its fast-moving lava. It can flow at a speed of about 100km per hour.
Street mural by Nomen in Quinta do Mocho, Lisbon, to highlight immigrant experiences in Portugal.
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Students from São Tomé and Príncipe must negotiate being both native speakers of Portuguese and Black Africans. And how they speak Portuguese is perceived as an issue.
Interior of the winning design for the Serpentine Pavilion.
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The winners of the prestigious architecture commission are from Johannesburg’s Counterspace studio and offer a fresh view on creating buildings.
Kitwe Food and Farmers’ Market, Zambia.
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As the global South transitions to a predominantly urban future, food offers a way to understand the role of cities in future development.