UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses an African Union summit in Addis Ababa via video in February 2022.
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Despite the benefits that could come from integration, many African countries remain wary of the process.
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Nigeria’s pre-eminent position in Africa, lost to corruption and political patronage over the years, can be regained by putting its house in order.
Ugandan protesters call for an end to President Yoweri Museveni’s despotic rule.
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Trouble in Africa’s cities is due to the fact that electoral competition drives leaders to be biased towards rural areas.
The Pan African Parliament in session in Midrand, South Africa.
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Reports of profligacy by the leaders of the Pan African Parliament could further diminish its legitimacy, which is already being questioned .
There’s more and more good science news coming from Africa.
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There are several projects and initiatives that offer hope amid all the bad news about African science.
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Social media presents a powerful platform for creating multiple stories about Africa.
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.
South African opposition party leader, Mmusi Maimane, addressing the media. A viable media helps promote political accountability.
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The sustainability of the news media is a precondition for good journalism in the public interest. Thus, economic questions should form part of discussions of press freedom.
Farmers need support, investment and knowledge to thrive.
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Africa’s declaration to boost agriculture on the continent has seem some progress but a lot still needs to be done.
A woman harvests groundnuts in Malawi. Land ownership does not automatically empower women.
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We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.
From Fela Kuti’s album, ‘Beast of No Nation’.
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Fela Kuti’s critically engaging lyrics, and his intense and methodical delivery, provide an important window to exposing students to critical understanding of the global system.
Cartoonist Godfrey Mwampembwa was fired from a leading Kenyan daily newspaper for his political views.
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New forms of artistic expression are driving debates in East Africa that challenge sensitive subjects. But the backlash has been vicious.
Bringing different philosophies together can empower students.
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Education systems around the world are increasingly recognising the value of local approaches to thinking, learning and being.
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni refuses to relinquish power.
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Not all African leaders are willing to be swept by the democratic reforms of the early 2000s.
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Governments in Africa have done little to institute policies that improve awareness and protect people who have epilepsy.
LiDAR, was used to “redraw” the remains of the city, along the lower western slopes of the Suikerbosrand hills near Johannesburg.
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Technology which located Mayan cities has been used to rediscover a southern African city from the 15th century.
Spring Festival Gala with some Chinese actors in blackface.
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In China, like in other parts of the world, Africa is routinely treated as a single unit, erasing its linguistic, racial and cultural diversity.
Donor funding for HIV treatment has saved millions of lives in sub Saharan Africa.
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Remarkable progress is being made on HIV treatment. But African countries need to work on sustainable ways to ensure the treatment programmes are not entirely dependent on foreign aid.
Africa’s massive variety of languages should be celebrated and used in tertiary education.
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Africa needs a new strategy for mother-tongue based bilingual education, from primary through to tertiary level.
Cassava leaves at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Technology is changing how plant diseases are recognised and dealt with by small scale farmers in Africa.