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Lobby group FOR SA is backed by the US Christian right. Its latest target is South Africa’s increasingly inclusive sex education lesson plans.
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year.
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Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies can be prevented if groundwater is reliably made available at strategic locations.
A soldier on the African Union Mission in Somalia standing guard on a street during a security operation in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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AMISOM’s experiences suggest that urban peace operations must be given sufficient resources from the outset
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To break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition, the government needs to ensure that children have access to sufficient healthy food.
The United Nations spends more on its peacekeeping missions than on anything else.
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The world body spends more than US$6 billion a year on peacekeeping operations, most of which are in Africa
Mokgweetsi Masisi being sworn in as the elected President of Botswana by Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane. With him is his wife Neo.
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The Khamas have dominated Botswana’s politics since the 1870s, but they are now a discredited, spent force.
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The real crisis with water supply is that South Africa doesn’t know what it doesn’t know.
Fishing boats in Senegal.
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The EU continues to enter into fresh agreements with countries, despite evidence of serious population declines in the species of interest.
A small boat carries passengers across the Zambezi river.
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Malawi must change its diplomatic approach and align its national interests with Mozambique’s
Low-cost alloys would pave the way for affordable medical implants and prosthetics.
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Low-cost titanium alloys in South Africa could be used in non-aerospace sectors, such as car parts, medical devices, implants, jewellery and kitchen appliances.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia (left) and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.Their countries are in a row over territory.
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As Kenya and Somalia scramble for offshore oil and gas, foreign investors wait eagerly on the sidelines
Workers pack coffee sachets at the Dormans coffee factory in Nairobi, Kenya.
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With an outdated story that gives up on manufacturing, Africa will fail to close the huge digital gap it still faces.
Residents and small business in a poor community in Cape Town.
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Research shows that abuse, violence and poor relationships in families may have dire consequences for society, and specifically children.
Security at border crossings in West Africa has increased.
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A community driven approach to border patrol could be more useful than providing arms for border guards
Dagahaley – one of three camps that make up Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab refugee camp.
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Many African countries host large numbers of asylum seekers. But should they be held in camps, or be allowed to integrate into cities?
Guinean immigrants living and working in Portugal participate in a demonstration against the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau back in 2012.
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The political crisis and any potential instability may once again force the military’s hand
Women have to push through barriers to access higher education.
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Women face a number of socio-economic challenges that make it harder for them to access higher education.
A main street of a poor neighbourhood in Cape Town during recent power cuts.
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It’s not clear whether South Africa’s president can coordinate his ministers in a way that provides clarity about dealing with the country’s energy crisis.
Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s increasingly repressive government uses colonial-era laws to silence dissent.
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The unstable authoritarian pathway that many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements within African societies.
Netcare is one of three hospital groups found to dominated the facilities market.
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The entire premise of effective competition is that purchasing of health services should be based on value - a combination of price and quality.