The average woman in Niger has over seven children – nearly triple the average across developing countries.
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Research shows that unrest, even terrorism, can erupt in poor countries with a surplus of young people and not enough jobs. Can Niger, a once-peaceful sub-Saharan African nation, handle its baby boom?
When the wheels of partnership turn smoothly, Africa can benefit enormously.
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It’s all too common for local scholars to be sidelined in what are supposed to be genuine research partnerships.
Hunger is a daily reality across large parts of Africa.
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It’s one thing to come up with food security plans. But implementing them is tough.
The people of Niger have been protesting against the presence of foreign troops in their country.
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The build-up of foreign armed forces does not bode well for the citizens of Niger.
A child receives the MenAfriVac™ vaccine in Burkina Faso.
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Vaccines that help prevent meningococcal disease don’t give lifetime protection.
A new research project is helping Nigerien women access valuable, accurate information from which they are too often cut off.
Child marriages remain a problem in Mauritius.
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Laws in Mauritius allow minors to marry while some cultures on the island are tolerant of child marriage.
Trucks returning from Libya to Niger.
Julien Brachet
As in the Mediterranean, travel through the Sahara is difficult and unnecessarily dangerous by increased checks and control.
A refugee family who was evacuated from Libya leave an UNHCR office in Niamey, on November 17, 2017, after being interviewed by protection officers of the French Office of Protection Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA).
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Displacing the EU’s border as far as possible from Europe: is this really a solution to mitigate the flow of migrants?
Women teachers can be powerful role models for girls.
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Female teachers can act as role models who enhance girls’ motivation and learning outcomes.
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza is one of many authoritarian African leaders.
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More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
Pastoralists on a dry plain in central Mali, one of the seven Sahel countries hit by a wave of deadly attacks.
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A big rise in armed attacks in the Sahel - and the intensity of the attacks in recent years - is now seen as a major source of concern.
Many girls in Dar es Salaam’s slums drop out of school because of the costs involved.
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Creating more opportunities for young women and girls to work and earn money is a possible solution to early marriages. Subsidising secondary education to keep poorer girls in school is another.
The presence of US troops in Africa must be questioned by governments and citizens.
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The deaths of four American soldiers in Niger last month highlighted the nature and implications of US military presence in Africa.
In Africa, communication technologies have been used in education since the late 1960s.
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Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer new opportunities for improving basic education in Africa.
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Without a strategy or a legal case to legitimate the use of force, the US is endangering crucial alliances and civilian lives.
Nana Akufo-Addo with the Sword of Authority as he is sworn in as Ghana’s 5th president in Accra.
EPA/Christian Thompson
Until African political systems become less majoritarian and do a better job of protecting the rights of minorities, the true benefits of a democratic government are unlikely to be realised.
Leader of Fulani herdsmen Haruna Usman pictured by Reuters in 2014.
Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Attacks by Fulani herdsmen on communities in West Africa are increasing in number and in sophistication. Regional and national authorities must respond promptly to arrest the threat.
Workers on their way to gold mines.
Issa Aboud Yonlihinza
Gold is both a blessing and a curse for rural Niger.
The Internet of Things offers great opportunities for Africa.
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The new Internet of Things has the potential to compensate for Africa’s legacies of underdevelopment.