Praia de Santiago, the capital of Cape Verde.
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Malaria in Africa accounts for 96% of deaths worldwide. Cape Verde became only the third country in Africa to be declared malaria free this year. This is how they did it.
More and more households in South Africa are opting to install their own solar power.
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A growing number of people are opting to generate their own renewable energy and escape load shedding.
Attempts to end the practice has faced many hurdles.
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Ending discrimination against the Osu has been difficult because identifying an Osu is relatively straightforward for Igbos.
Hachalu Hundessa’s songs gave a soundtrack to the Oromo resistance.
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Through his poetically eloquent protest songs, the young singer-songwriter came to represent the Oromo struggle.
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The judgment will also benefit spouses in Muslim marriages, which were legally recognised in a 2022 Constitutional Court judgment.
Wetlands like this need protection because they absorb carbon dioxide and curb floods.
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Wetlands can prevent flooding, trap carbon and support livelihoods, as long as they are protected and managed.
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Many African countries face a triple set of dilemmas that are not easy to navigate.
French soldiers in a Zodiac (L) approach a Yemeni fishermen’s boat during a patrol mission in the Gulf of Aden.
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Suez Canal ship traffic has dropped sharply due to frequent attacks at sea.
Single-use plastics make up most of the plastic waste in Nigeria.
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Banning single-use plastics in Nigeria is a step in the right direction. But its success will depend on provisions made for enforcement.
Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye votes in 2020.
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Any state policy looking to increase women’s representation must take into account formal and informal political practices.
Looted ornaments from the Asante empire are held in several European museums.
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A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Protesters in Niger’s capital Niamey hold a Russian flag and banner with images of coup leaders in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.
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Niger’s recent military romance with Russia could escalate tensions with France, regional allies and the European Union.
Adolescents should be informed about their rights to respectful care.
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Adolescent girls are more at risk during childbirth. Stigma and abuse by healthcare workers makes them less likely to seek medical care, putting their lives further in danger.
Houses in Soweto, Johannesburg.
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South Africa needs policies that look after households that aren’t poor, but are also not financially secure.
L'avocat Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (en casquette) reçoit un accueil de héros à l'aéroport international Oliver Tambo à son arrivée de La Haye.
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La uestions palestine demeure le seul dossier de libération d'un peuple sur lequel le soutien de l'Afrique du Sud a été indéniablement constant.
South Africa’s minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga.
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The fanfare and hype around the results risks obscuring the big picture.
Jacob Zuma at the launch of his new party, uMkhonto Wesizwe, in 2023.
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The ANC tied itself in knots defending Zuma’s destructive bad behaviour in the past. Acting against him now would require it to own up to its sins.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is campaigning for a new opposition party opposition.
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Jacob Zuma claims that his new political home, the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party, is the authentic ANC, not the one led by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Cecilia Atim Ogwal (1946-2024).
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Ogwal’s experiences as an opposition politician are emblematic of the challenges faced by political opponents of the regime in Uganda.
Mohamed Dagalo (R) and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L) in 2021.
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The African Union has several reasons to get involved in Sudan’s peace process.
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The teachers did not often adapt their practices to suit their specific cultural and linguistic contexts.
A protest against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.
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Good governance is the missing link in Nigeria’s democratic experience since 1999.
Demonstrators in Somalia protest news of a Red Sea deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland in January 2024.
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Ethiopia has maintained strong ties with Somaliland since the 1980s when it supported a rebel movement in the breakaway region.
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, SC, receives a hero’s welcome at Oliver Tambo International Airport on arrival from The Hague.
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Palestine remains the single issue on which South Africa’s support for a people’s struggle has been unquestionably consistent.
Assessment practices that put students at the centre could make education more equitable.
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Assessment is involved in many of the challenges facing higher education.