Bringing vaccine manufacturing closer to Africa to speed up supply is important for building capacity in the region.
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After addressing the issue of vaccine supply, closing gaps in logistics performance is critical to changing the course of the pandemic in Africa.
Kigali, Rwanda: In Rwanda there are various positions and groups that are responsible for aspects of governance and decision-making.
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Governance structures that provide opportunities for people to contribute to decision-making would also enhance people’s abilities to control important factors in their life.
The world needs game-changing tools to prevent more TB cases and deaths.
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Manufacturers and health systems have shown that vaccines can be quickly and effectively deployed when accompanied by keen political and financial commitments.
Ajay Gupta, left, and Atul Gupta, the masterminds behind state capture in South Africa.
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The scale of the Guptas’ rapaciousness meant that, within just a few years, the institutions they leeched were in a state of collapse.
Special forces arrive at the scene of a terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2019.
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It is often difficult to place an imminent terrorist attack in a location or time.
Sadio Mané celebrates his Ascon-winning penalty for Senegal against Egypt.
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Thanks to the growing appeal of African football stars and a dream final, Afcon is establishing itself on the world sporting map.
President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal Mandisa Maya has been recommended as the country’s next Chief Justice.
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The egregious failures in the Judicial Service Commission’s process have muddied the water and complicated the President’s decision-making.
Louis Maqhubela in London.
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The last great modernist of South African painting, he influenced a generation of black artists.
A member of the Yansakai vigilante group poses with a gun in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
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Aside from human rights abuses, vigilantes may be unreliable, poorly skilled, and lacking transparency and accountability.
A stash of Kalashnikovs and locally made hunting rifles surrendered by a local vigilante group in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
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New illicit flows of arms and ammunition contribute to fueling conflict and instability in West Africa.
Zebrafish are genetically similar to humans.
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Zebrafish are ideal for drug discovery especially in the context of neurological and inflammatory conditions.
Farmers test new practices to cope with climate impacts in Kenya.
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Hardline positions could narrow the options available to farmers and conservation practitioners in a way that can be harmful to both.
Learning online provides opportunities but making sure all students can access this is key.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya, left, visits homeless people at Johannnesburg’s Park Station on ‘Census Night’, 2 February.
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The census will focus everyone in on the core challenges the country faces, where they are, and who is most affected.
A female pollinating wasp, Platyscapa awekei , which pollinates the Wonderboom fig, a famous fig tree in South Africa.
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Assuming that natural selection shapes all animal and plant traits is a false impression. Natural selection is a mindless process.
Police officers from Kenya’s General Service Unit get ready to disperse demonstrators protesting against police brutality in Nairobi in July 2020.
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Police reforms have long been on the agenda of Kenya’s independence regimes, but progress remains painfully slow.
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The study showed couch patrolling was more common than foot patrols - with social media influencing fears and suspicions.
L'ancien président Roch Marc Christian Kaboré a été mis aux arrêts.
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L'Afrique a connu plus de tentatives de coup d'État en 2021 qu’au cours des cinq années précédentes réunies.
The lockdown of Accra at the peak of the pandemic was poorly received.
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Ghanaian authorities could elicit more cooperation from citizens in governing the cities by creating conditions that give the majority a chance at a decent life
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Chidi Nzeadibe , University of Nigeria ; Aloysius Odii , University of Nigeria ; Charles T Orjiakor , University of Nigeria ; Chinyere Onalu , University of Nigeria ; Dr. Pallavi Roy , SOAS, University of London ; Obinna Onwujekwe , University of Nigeria ; Prince Agwu - , University of Nigeria , and Uzoma Okoye , University of Nigeria
Top-down enforcement of rules is not working; it has to be in people’s own interests to behave ethically.
Newsrooms in Africa are struggling to stay afloat amid declining revenue margins.
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Many countries are experimenting with different forms of government support for journalism, but the question is about what works best and is sustainable.
Academic and author Pumla Dineo Gqola in 2010.
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Female Fear Factory by Pumla Dineo Gqola sees gender violence as a sophisticated ecosystem kept alive by socially manufactured fear.
People in the world’s poorest countries have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer.
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People in the world’s poorest regions have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer screening, prevention and treatment.
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Weather forecasting is complex and challenging. The process entails three steps: observation, analysis and communication.
The African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Despite the criticisms the African Union has faced over the last two decades, it is far from being a docile follower of the orders of its member states.