Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months makes more difference to a baby’s health and survival than any other intervention.
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Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding has increased across all countries but few are likely to meet the 2030 goal of 70%.
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The deaths have important symbolic value and have been associated with shifts in COVID-19 policies in some countries.
Traders leave their cabbages after the County Governor ordered the closure of the main open air market to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kisumu, Kenya.
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Lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 had various effects on food as it went from farms to plates.
Rwanda’s presidential couple at the 2021 genocide commemoration.
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A survey of the commemorations since 2014 reveals the politicking behind the writing of history and Rwanda’s place in the world.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Countries that adopt ethnic recognition go on to experience less violence, more economic vitality, and more democratic politics.
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On average, countries that adopt ethnic recognition experience less violence, more economic vitality, and more democratic politics.
President Evariste Ndayishimiye takes the oath of office on June 18, 2020. He took over from the late Pierre Nkurunziza.
With the demise of Pierre Nkurunziza, all eyes are on Burundi’s new president as he inherits a political framework that has repressed press freedom and silenced independent media voices.
Trucks wait in line to enter Uganda in Malaba, a Western Kenyan border town. All truck drivers must take a COVID-19 test.
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The community’s response to the pandemic has been fragmented despite gestures of regional solidarity
Former Burundian president, the late Pierre Nkurunziza
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The former president’s complex legacy has often been marred by violence.
Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye signs a condolence book for Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza.
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The sudden death of Burundi’s former president, Pierre Nkurunziza, marks the end of a long reign, characterised by violent political crises.
President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives to inaugurate Burundi’s Chinese-built state house on September 27, 2019.
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History will judge Nkurunziza as a man who brought unnecessary pain to a nation that had long suffered from political misrule.
President Pierre Nkurunziza campaigning for the presidency in 2015.
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Will President Pierre Nkurunziza peacefully relinquish office after the May poll?
Supporters of Cameroonian President Paul Biya outside the French embassy in Yaounde.
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The African Union’s intervention track record in conflict situations is mixed.
Refugee camp in Tanzania.
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Incidents of violence and growing fear and uncertainty have pushed over 400 000 Burundians to seek refuge in neighbouring countries.
Rosewood is coveted for its colour
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CITES’ decision seeks to increase levels of monitoring so that we can be more and better informed about the illegal trade of Mukula and over-harvesting.
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe representing Zimbabwe at an Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV and AIDS summit
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The presidents’ wives hold a lot of sway within the political power structure.
Successful popular protests like this one in Algeria are the exception not the rule.
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Government restrictions on individual freedoms in the name of public security is increasing.
Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.
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East African countries use a scorecard to monitor maternal and child health progress in the region.
Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources.
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Research found that only a quarter of anaesthetists working in main referral hospitals in East Africa used the WHO safe surgical checklist.
Doudou Diene, President of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi.
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The UN doesn’t have the magic formula to end tensions in Burundi. It’s up to the country’s leadership.