Zanzibar’s anti-riot police officers stand guard over protesters cornered during opposition protests in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
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The emerging partisan politics and the polarisation it creates is a new threat for Tanzania.
Eskom has alleged that recent incidents at its power stations were sabotage.
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Attacks on national power generation’s critical infrastructure are a known strategy of hybrid warfare.
Abstention in the 2021 local government election was largely driven by a combination of individual and administrative barriers.
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The South African electorate is becoming less tied to race and identity-based voting but are increasingly making a wider evaluation of the performance of political incumbents.
South African trade union members take mass strike action against corruption in October 2020.
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South Africa isn’t doing enough to tackle corruption. Key regulatory and oversight agencies are underfunded. And accountability is weak.
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
There’s been substantial progress in reducing child deaths.
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A child born in sub-Saharan Africa or Southern Asia is 10 times more likely to die in the first month of life than a child born in a rich country.
The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights.
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The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights.
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Peace on its own is not enough to meet the unfulfilled promise of prosperity and economic advancement.
The musical The Lion King - here starring Amanda Kunene - in New Zealand.
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Problems limiting the growth of the sector aren’t self-inflicted. They’re firmly rooted in the country’s development agenda.
The process of education should be empowering, participatory, transparent and accountable.
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To achieve quality and inclusive education, Tanzania should prioritise disadvantaged and marginalised children in schools.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (L) is congratulated by leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party Mangosuthu Buthelezi (R) after being elected president of South Africa during the swearing in of new members of the National Assembly.
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The failure of the 2021 post-election deal is a missed opportunity for the African National Congress and Inkatha to work together.
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The global community must understand the importance of soil in order to protect it.
Kenya national rugby union team supporters, like these celebrating victory over Germany, face a compulsory vaccine mandate.
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Mandates should be considered only when all geographical, financial and cultural access issues have been addressed. They should be a last resort.
South African fruit producers use digital technologies such as blockchain and radio frequency identification tags.
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To take full advantage of digital technologies South Africa needs a coherent digital industrial policy.
Refugees who fled Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict queue for contributions before sunrise in eastern Sudan.
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Despite the recognition of risk, it’s clear that the scope and severity of the Ethiopian crisis has caught many by surprise.
Digital currencies are attracting the attention of governments globally.
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The e-money would mark Kenya’s official entry into the space of cryptocurrencies.
A vegetable farmer with her produce.
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A new study faults a well-established concept that informs land-use policies in developing countries.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa
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A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
South Africa’s dualistic farming structure is not sustainable.
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Eliminating the divide between commercial agriculture (mainly white) and subsistence farming (mainly black) requires effective public policy and the right incentives.
Supporters of Gambia’s president, Adama Barrow, sing and dance during a campaign rally in Banjul on November 27, 2021.
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The 2021 presidential election in The Gambia is expected to be peaceful and losing candidates are likely to accept the outcome.