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The sourcing of wheat has factored into the political and strategic decisions and security of many countries.
Widespread protests have followed changes in the subsidised price of Baladi bread, a traditional Sudanese flatbread.
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Wheat and bread play a central role for food security and political stability in Sudan.
Russia’s indiscriminate war in Ukraine has caused a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
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Instead of drawing on the lessons of its own negotiated settlement and its rich history of peace-making in Africa, Pretoria chose to appease Russia.
Hawksbill turtle.
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Many of Africa’s large aquatic animals, such as dolphins, manatees and turtles, are being killed for meat.
Unintended pregnancy, especially among young people, can be disempowering.
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Up to 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe, modern contraception methods
Hakeem Odumosu, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, addressing journalists during a protest in Lagos.
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Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts of the world. How can Nigeria get it right?
K. Sello Duiker.
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His major work The Quiet Violence of Dreams is about a young man undergoing a mental breakdown, something that the novelist also experienced.
Electricity pylons at night in Johannesburg South Africa, the country’s economic hub.
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Economic and energy policymakers are responsible for increasing both demand for and supply of electricity. There must be a surplus of energy which will encourage economic growth.
A G5 Sahel meeting on Burkina Faso and Mali.
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The creation of the G5 Sahel added to the traffic of security groupings in the region
Some of the MeerKAT’s 64 dishes, which astronomers use to collect huge amounts of data.
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Complementary science will be at the heart of the Square Kilometre Array.
The 2013 strike over wages by farm workers in South Africa’s Western Cape.
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Inequality in organisations is difficult to shift because they are entrenched by the status quo.
Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan holds up her COVID-19 vaccination card in July 2021.
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President Samia Hassan has set Tanzania on a change of course – time will tell if the pattern holds and addresses the country’s challenges.
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Development corridors have the potential to stimulate economies.
Un baril rempli d'huile de palme dans le comté de Nimba, au Liberia.
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L'huile de palme est l'une des denrées agricoles les plus disputées du 21ème siècle, mais sa relation avec l’homme remonte à des milliers d'années.
Police officers cordon off a crime scene in Kampala, Uganda, in 2021.
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Uganda uses unpredictability to combine democratic institutions with authoritarian power.
Paulin Hountondji was the anointed enfant terrible of African philosophy.
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Hountondji both disrupted and shaped ideas on African philosophy. He is a grandfather of today’s decolonial movement.
A woman breastfeeds her baby.
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Kenya wants parents to be able to make more informed choices about feeding their babies.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a Security Council meeting on Russia’s invasion via a video link.
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The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria.
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Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, will be remembered for his roles in the rebirth of African Union and peacemaking.
Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga is making his fifth stab at the presidency.
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Odinga is considered a master strategist, sometimes populist and excellent mobiliser.
Detail from the cover of the book Magema Fuze: The Making of a Kholwa Intellectual.
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Magema Fuze’s book was a radical act of publishing. It contained histories of chiefdoms and kingdoms - from the Zulu to the Ngcobo.
The reduction of environmental pollution has offered countries the opportunity to start from a position of reduced pollution.
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Investment in green technologies in sectors which cause significant environmental pollution can create a double dividend.
Ghana is a popular destination for Chinese migrants.
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Opportunities for social mobility, rather than simply economic incentives, have generated emigration from China to countries like Ghana.
The main driver of climate change is the greenhouse effect – when certain gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s heat and cause global warming.
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Emission of greenhouse gases is on the rise, an indication that the worst lies ahead.
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500 million people live in 19 African countries deemed “water insecure”.