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A third of South African children live below the food poverty line. The fact that many caregivers can’t work because of the lockdown will worsen food insecurity. Here’s what needs to be done.
Abrupt losses of biodiversity from climate change represent a significant threat to human well-being.
The terror group uses the proceeds of criminal activity to support its political agenda.
Kenya’s second president played a big role in steering South Sudan to freedom and independence.
Interventions aimed at improving literacy scores must be targeted at the parts of the system that need it the most.
Several groups of people are at high risk of hardship, especially those who have effectively become unemployed because of the lockdown.
As part of response to COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria has announced a lock down in three strategic states but this is going to be tough on the self employed and small scale entrepreneurs.
An absence of laws governing the digital space has allowed the government to tinker with internet accessibility as it sees fit.
Even under the best circumstances, the needs of students with a hearing impairment are often unmet. Here’s what lecturers can do to ensure that no students are left behind.
Lagos poses a set of particular challenges when it comes to making interventions work.
The UN missions deployed around the world to manage conflict and protect civilians need to be assessed in a manner that accurately reflects their successes and failures.
The country has suspended the rotation of peacekeeping troops in a move to manage the pandemic.
Through their exposure to new trends in knowledge production, African academics in the diaspora can contribute to equipping African students for the global economy.
While testing is central to the fight against COVID-19, there are a myriad of factors to consider, especially by African countries, when taking decisions to curtail the spread of the disease.
Omar al-Bashir may be gone but Sudan still has a way to go before it enjoys a functioning democracy.
What is needed is the calm implementation of a clear and effective strategy.
The media is regurgitating an international narrative that may not be fit for localised purpose.
Africa’s youngest state has a long way to go before it can put conflict behind it for good.
Steps higher education institutions can take to ensure that teaching and learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
African countries need to strengthen their capacity for identifying new cases.
With the introduction of free maternal healthcare, Nigeria appears to have got more women using health facilities, but there are more hurdles to cross.
Nigeria’s education system must embrace artificial intelligence technologies to join the fourth industrial revolution.
One year after the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, courts and not the electorate, are busy deciding actual winners of the polls.
Nigeria needs to adopt gender specific strategies to financially include women smallholders in agriculture.