The life expectancy improvements in sub-Saharan Africa vary between men and women.
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The leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa for adults 15 to 49 years were AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal disorders, and road injuries.
Atiku Abubakar and incumbent Muhammadu Buhari (right) are the two frontrunners in Nigeria’s presidential race.
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Despite the large number of aspirants for Nigeria’s 2019 elections, women and young people remain underrepresented.
Water quality is compromised by cultivation, pesticides, household waste and clothes washing.
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Declining water quantity and quality means people have to travel further to find good water sources.
Julius Malema and his Economic Freedom Fighter are using President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption campaign against him.
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The Economic Freedom Fighters’ strategy of painting President Ramaphosa and his allies as corrupt is unlikely to succeed.
Over 47% of women in Kenya have experienced physical or sexual violence by their partner.
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A study in Kenya found that the lower men ranked themselves in society, the more violent they were with their intimate partners.
Violence against children hinders them from reaching their full potential.
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There’s increasing global recognition that violence against women and children often occur together in homes.
Gansbaai, a popular town in the Western Cape, South Africa, is battling illegal poaching.
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Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.
Nigerians have the lowest trust in the country’s media, thanks to widespread misinformation.
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Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages.
New toilet blocks in Mathare Valley informal settlement in Nairobi.
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Women in developing countries are burdened by the lack of access to proper toilets in their homes, communities, schools and public spaces.
Many children don’t receive the treatment they deserve.
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When children are drawn into their countries’ informal justice systems, their human rights are often threatened.
South Africa has one of the lowest rates of both parents living with their children in the world.
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The diversity of families is one of the important underlying themes of the South African Child Gauge 2018.
South Africa which has one of the highest rates of convicted criminals reoffending.
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Introducing companion animals to South African prisoners and encouraging them to write could aid their rehabilitation.
Communities in South Africa’s North West Province are embroiled in battles with chiefs over land.
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South Africa has made progress towards interrupting the looting of land by chiefs, state officials and mining capital.
Young Muslims protest in 2012 after the killing of a cleric accused of supporting Al-Shabaab.
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The jihadi initiative remains a loose political force in Kenya. This is dangerous for a few reasons.
Road crashes and deaths are a grim daily reality all over the world.
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Road traffic injuries are one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
Stella Nyanzi at work.
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Academic Stella Nyanzi has been daring in her critique of Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni. She now faces jail for her outspokenness.
Cheryl Zondi bucked the trend of rape accusers staying anonymous in South Africa.
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Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
Rapprochement between Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki has changed the dynamics in the region.
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The lifting of UN Sanctions is unlikely to end internal and external pressure for reform and greater democracy in Eritrea.
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has not fulfilled agreements it made with academic staff in Nigeria’s public universities.
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Government remains the major funder of universities. But it hasn’t met its obligations even though many institutions face serious infrastructure decay.
A farmer weeding his maize crop south of Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Outdated water permit systems are threatening food security on the continent. Here’s what can be done.
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The main reason land reform in South Africa has been lethargic is not the Constitution, but a flawed approach.
The Gauteng City-Region is home to a quarter of South Africa’s population.
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The latest data offer a vital resource for understanding Gauteng’s multi-faceted challenges.
New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017.
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A new book celebrates the long and rich history of investigative reporting in southern Africa, and highlights some hidden and forgotten gems.
Tom Moyane has been fired as South Africa’s tax boss on the recommendation of a commission of inquiry.
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Moyane’s axing ends one of the last vestiges of Zuma’s continued influence in the country’s governance.
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Recent hoax papers in humanities don’t show what they claim, but need to be taken seriously.