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The answers to Nigeria’s poor social science research output seem to lie in quantity and quality of personnel, time available for research, funding, support institutions and policy.
Former President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained.
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Africa saw more coup attempts in 2021 than the preceding five years combined.
A man waves a Libyan flag as a fighter jet flies by Zueitina oil terminal in 2016.
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Whether or not elections will be able to seal the breach in the Libyan polity remains an open question.
Workers packaging honey for sale in Mekele, Ethiopia.
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Countries like Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea find it difficult to access the US market.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah speaks after submitting his candidacy papers for the presidential election last November. The poll was postponed.
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The biggest challenge is that the government does not have a monopoly over the legitimate use of force.
Somaliland’s newfound strategic importance has been both a gift and a curse.
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The recent flurry of developments is just the world catching up to the reality of Somaliland.
Sustainable development should be embedded in all school subjects.
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Learning about sustainable development and consumption should not be limited to particular disciplines like those in the sciences and technologies.
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
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For about three decades, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta played different roles in Mali’s politics.
Trucks lining outside a container yard in Cape Town, South Africa. Infrastructure backlogs are a threat to food exports.
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What’s in store for South Africa’s agricultural sector.
The wreckage of a car hit by an attack led by Boko Haram members.
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For a successful reintegration of former Boko Haram combatants into society, public perceptions in Nigeria need to change.
Graffiti in Ouagadougou reads “Compaore, you’re the thug!” It appeared a few days after President Blaise Compaore stepped down.
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The events of the past seven years point to a strong democratric urge among the Burkinabe.
Africa has a growing promising cadre of smart and skilled health experts.
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To attain a new health order, African governments need to bolster investment in research and development, innovation and manufacturing of health tools.
A crowded marketplace amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Accra, Ghana.
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A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
An honorary guard of Burkina Faso soldiers.
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Democracy is messy. It facilitates change, but through an imperfect process of self-correction. This requires patience, engagement, and commitment.
Litter after recent looting in Durban, South Africa. The city recently introduced a scheme that looks to protect biodiversity and associated ecosystems.
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Urban ecosystem services sustain life but aren’t well protected.
When multiple electricity companies compete for consumers, there is pressure to keep costs low and to improve service quality.
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A decision to merge energy sector agencies could depress investors’ appetite to finance infrastructure expansion.
African countries are still fixated on individual economic interests.
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African countries are struggling to implement the African Union’s protocol on free movement four years after its ratification.
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Some lakes in the DRC should be thought of as rebellious landscapes having their own social, political and cultural dynamics.
Ernest Shonekan.
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Shonekan’s enduring legacy is in the business world and not the political arena where he remains a footnote in Nigeria’s history.
Fishermen weigh a basket full of fish off the Indian ocean’s archipelago of Lamu on Kenya’s coast.
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COVID-19 greatly disrupted local market dynamics at landing sites, within the communities, and connections to more distant markets.