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Intervention in Cabo Delgado is a potentially dangerous move with far-reaching consequences for SADC if its efforts fail, or it becomes a protracted intervention.
We now know that Bokoni Phase I was built as early as the 15th century – before the arrival of European colonisation or trade.
The pandemic has underscored that the world requires agility for survival. That makes blue skies science, which encourages curiosity and nimble thinking, perhaps more important than ever.
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New direct-acting antiviral drugs would work successfully in countries where numerous different strains of hepatitis C are found.
Islamic State West Africa Province appears to be consolidating its dominance in the region. This means Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region have a lot more to be worried about.
Early in the pandemic, countries had to address several questions as the virus spread and lockdowns became inevitable.
Attacks on police officers and their stations can damage police legitimacy in Nigeria
Companies being required to go public with information about executive and workers pay packets is increasingly becoming the norm.
Within already economically perilous border areas, informal cross border trade is even more vulnerable during a pandemic.
The state capture inquiry shows that South Africa’s parliament needs to urgently end the uncertainty about whether or not shadow directors are governed by the Companies Act.
Land-falling tropical cyclones are rare in Tanzania so past events are outside the memory of most.
Women have been affected by the pandemic more than men in many ways. Policies should reflect this.
Jerry Rawlings found a unique path to legitimise his military rule in Ghana.
Outcomes for critically ill Covid-19 patients in Africa are poorer than any other region in the world.
Each province and district in South Africa has allocated persons responsible for investigating adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.
Even where vaccines are available, one barrier to progress is vaccine hesitancy: the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate.
Over the past 15 years there’s been a revival of young people - mostly Christians - participating in traditional masquerades, despite these being branded as pagan.
Given the central role that ethnicity played and still plays in South African politics, it is good to have an unbiased estimate of Afrikaners’ genetic history.
A greater understanding of interconnectedness created by river maps could influence people to become more engaged with conserving river systems.
The Lamu port is part of an ambitious transport corridor with the aim of integrating marginalised northern Kenya into the Kenyan economy and the nation.
It’s time to shift focus away from bitcoin and to pay more attention to other blockchain projects promising to make real contributions to the world.
For decades the donated painting was proudly displayed as an original. But then the university began an academic unit that tests the authenticity of artworks and objects…
Small and medium-sized businesses play an important role in economic growth and development but are hamstrung by their lack of adequate resources to market their goods and services.
Establishing whether a genocide is happening in Ethiopia requires an independent and objective investigation – which probably won’t happen.