The Nigerian government must design more interventions to improve education, employment opportunities and the economy in order to control the country’s population growth.
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The early childhood years, particularly ages 0-3, are the building blocks of life.
Rethinking capitalism requires that the primary focus should be on the distribution of economic power as the potential leading causal factor driving inequality.
Nigeria must address illegal fishing, which depletes the country’s fish stocks, undermines livelihoods and pushes people into poverty.
Kenya faces the dilemma of an ageing workforce. The problem can be addressed by developing a strategic workforce plan for employees.
Policies are needed to prevent child marriage and protect women who marry as children from abusive relationships.
National governments need to wake up to the volcanic risks posed by tectonic rifting around Mount Nyiragongo.
The task now is to turn the reactive response to the health and economic emergencies into a proactive set of policies and actions.
Quota systems provide opportunities for more women to stand for election. But they’re not enough.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
Undocumented for decades, black South African feminists are increasingly visible. The essays in Surfacing present 22 leading thinkers.
The study yields the first direct chemical evidence for honeybee product exploitation in West Africa.
South Africa’s approach to smoking doesn’t adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
Ebola survivors use multiple avenues to address their health needs, which presents a management challenge.
In Morocco, the COVID-19 pandemic has burdened women with more housework and duties at home, and violence against them has risen.
The pandemic has underscored that the world requires agility for survival. That makes blue skies science, which encourages curiosity and nimble thinking, perhaps more important than ever.
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New direct-acting antiviral drugs would work successfully in countries where numerous different strains of hepatitis C are found.
Users do spend some time thinking about whether information is true; the decision to share it (even if it’s fake news) depends on the topic and the type of message.
Islamic State West Africa Province appears to be consolidating its dominance in the region. This means Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region have a lot more to be worried about.
Early in the pandemic, countries had to address several questions as the virus spread and lockdowns became inevitable.
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