Kenya has realised that its school-leavers aren’t ready for the world of work. An ambitious plan aims to change this.
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More and more Africans are becoming citizen scientists – and the benefits are huge both for them as individuals and for science on the continent.
A new study shows an amazingly symbiotic relationship between the community and police in Nigeria: 70% of survey respondents claim that collaboration has brought safety to their communities.
The Kenyan example illustrates the importance of constitutional guarantees for devolution. But it also shows that devolution is no magic bullet for the problems of corruption and ethnic politics.
Thanks to life-skills training, girls who previously believed it improbable that they would go on to secondary school are now allowing themselves to dream about possibilities.
Taking antiretrovirals is key to reducing HIV infection rates, but the challenge lies in making sure people who know they are infected actually take the drugs.
Countries in the East African Community should take time to reflect afresh on what an economic partnership with the EU should look like.
Options for exports of the stimulant khat are becoming ever more constrained. The anti-khat campaign that was successful in the UK is now eyeing new victories in Somalia and Kenya.
Narendra Modi’s first trip to Africa has widely been heralded as a success, but his brand of diplomacy has left the most pressing issues for the continent unaddressed.
With weeks to go before the Olympics, it’s unlikely Kenya will be sanctioned over fresh doping claims. No matter what happens, a shadow will be cast over the integrity of the country’s athletes.
The strongest resistance to the United Nations resolution to promote LGBTI rights came from Muslim and African states. Many of these countries still criminalise same-sex relationships.
It is important to nurture local companies and increase domestic participation in Africa’s emerging oil economies.
EU officials argue that while the ban on ivory trade is right for some countries, it shouldn’t be all-encompassing. It has called on African range states to reach agreement on the issue.
It’s important to interrogate the key factors that pushed countries from Third World to First World status in the 20th century. Asia’s experiences hold many lessons for Africa.
Girls’ lives are still entangled in a culture whose custodians happen to be men.
It’s been proved that prizes can boost cultural innovation. The same is certainly true for innovation in agriculture – which Africa desperately needs.
The ban on Russian athletes at the Rio Olympics feels like a victory, but it masks an insular system which is spread too thin.
Emerging market countries that rely heavily on commodity exports will be hit hardest by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
The scandal at Uganda’s Parliamentary Budget Office shows that figuring out the proper roles, functions, internal controls, and capacities is more pressing than ever.
When girls know that they have access to hygienic, safe sanitary products they are less likely to skip school while menstruating.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor of Research, Foundations & Higher Education, Northern Arizona University
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Daystar University
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rwanda
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Marie Curie Fellow, University of Amsterdam
