A man enters a polling station for Tigray’s regional elections, which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deemed illegal.
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Crisis grips Ethiopia as political divisions spill over into armed conflict and potential civil war looms.
Cairo, Egypt.
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Treaties are needed to govern water resource allocation in the Nile basin region. For this to happen it’s critical to have accurate data on how much water there is.
The famed singer Baxsan in her later years.
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Baxsan’s tumultuous six-decade journey as a singer was irrevocably tied to Somalia’s national identity and cultural history.
In South-East Asia the Anopheles stephensi spreads malaria in many cities.
This invasive mosquito thrives in the type of habitat commonly found in urban areas. This means that malaria could become more prevalent in African cities.
Mathari Hospital is the only psychiatric hospital in Kenya.
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The global cost of lost productivity due to depression and anxiety disorders is jarring. Around 4.7 billion days of productivity a year are lost.
A maize farmer in Kenya surveys his degraded land.
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Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
African leaders blunt the transformative power of smartphones through censorship and internet shutdowns.
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The full benefits of digital democracy are being thwarted by digital exclusion that is driven by the high cost of data.
Workey Tadele, a radio operator, at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Guba in Ethiopia in December 2019.
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America has historically been a strong Ethiopia ally, but this latest move to withhold foreign direct assistance has thrown its loyalty into question.
Watering plants in Ethioipa: how young lives have been affected by COVID-19.
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New survey shows the impact of coronavirus lockdowns on young people in Vietnam, India, Ethiopia and Peru.
Construction workers stand next to rock wall at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia on December 26, 2019.
Despite previous threats by Egypt of military action, a war of over the Nile waters is not a serious possibility.
The High Dam in Aswan, Egypt.
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An historical perspective on the politics, dominance and conflicts over the dams on the Nile is useful.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 145-metre-high, 1.8-kilometre-long concrete colossus is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa.
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Egypt wants a guarantee that the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam will not affect the rights it got in 1959.
Demonstrators protesting the political situation in Ethiopia in the wake of the death of musician Hachalu Hundessa.
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Ahmed Abiy has his work cut out to unify a nation divided along tribal lines
Members of the Oromo community in Minnesota in the US protest after the death of Hachalu Hundessa.
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The outspoken singer always considered himself to be at risk, and in Ethiopia people loved him because he didn’t let that risk keep him quiet.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Plans are underway to give the city a facelift.
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Abiy Ahmed has a vision to upgrade Ethiopia’s capital city but his ambitious megaprojects do not take the majority of Addis Ababa’s residents into account
What South Africa’s West Coast might have looked like 5 million years ago. In the foreground, a giant wolverine feeds on a pig while chasing away a primitive hyena.
Maggie Newman, Geological Society of South Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand
The teeth and limb bones we studied help to understand the role and lifestyle of these species in extinct ecosystems.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaking during a press conference on general elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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The country must urgently address the politics of ethnicity before it can move towards a workable democracy.
Getting more women involved in science is good for everyone.
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A number of programmes now exist that are helping to close the gender gap in African science, technology, engineering and maths.
A man pulls a cart through the early morning smog in Nairobi.
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We found that air pollution levels in Nairobi increased by 182% over the study period, Kampala by 162% and Addis Ababa by 62%.
A communal hand pump in Ethiopia.
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Neglecting existing communal water supplies risks leaving many of the most vulnerable and remote communities unserved.