Nigerian men who wear their hair in knots are not a new phenomenon, but the hairstyle’s spiritual heritage sparks fear in the hearts of many.
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Shifting the capital of Indonesia and other countries may actually send the wrong message that cities too can be discarded.
Midlevel health workers can provide diagnostic and therapeutic services with lower entry qualification requirements and shorter training periods than doctors.
Most of the world might hate Trump, but in some places, based largely on his policies, there is hope and even admiration.
In our urban world, turning the makeshift and the informal into the livable and sustainable is our greatest challenge.
Banditry in northern Nigeria is making an already precarious security situation in the region worse.
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WhatsApp can amplify and complement a candidate’s ground campaign. But it cannot replace it.
Digital technologies have created new opportunities for businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, but they must be aimed at meeting the sub-continent’s needs.
One of the world’s largest producers of oil has lost a legal battle that could have dire consequences on its fragile economy.
South Africa and Nigeria need to lead policy debates on long term measures to address migration in Africa.
It is time to reconsider the predominant strategy in play on the continent for dealing with terrorism.
Beliefs about the role played by foreign nationals in South Africa clearly influence how people think about anti-immigrant hate crime.
Policies that will drive investment and change the structure of economies in the West African sub region are facing several challenges.
Countries in Africa have some of the highest rates of entrepreneurship in the world, yet their contribution to the economy is limited. Technology such as the blockchain, drones and AI could provide a way forward.
If African countries can get the fundamentals right, cloud computing could become a powerful ally in the push for sustainable development.
Cameroon’s English speaking people suffer gross marginalisation and are treated as second-class citizens by the Francophone government.
Bad governance and political manoeuvring increase the risk of communal conflicts
Social media is shaping Africa’s political engagement in diverse and complex ways.
Nigerians had hoped for a technocratic cabinet but the country’s new ministers have not offered a break from previous political appointments.
In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters in increasingly sophisticated ways. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas.
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