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It won’t be easy to get the 11 countries in the basin to agree to a plan that avoids chronic water shortages in the future. Good information sharing and technical cooperation are critical.
The first female student at the famous Makerere University art school, Karuga only began an art career when she retired at 60. She ended up showing internationally.
A waiver may not allow all developing countries to secure medicines and other anti-COVID technologies in a timely way.
Poor nutrition stunts children’s growth and hollows out their life chances.
For Nigeria to feed its growing population efficiently and support food production by small farm holders, investment in rural infrastructure is key.
Attempts to formalise charcoal production have been largely unsuccessful.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as the first woman and the first African director general of the World Trade Organisation is a win for women globally.
Nigeria’s attempt at privatising its power infrastructure hasn’t been without challenges but they are not insurmountable.
Mining is not just a physical engineering process. It requires social engineering as well.
The virus is always present in nature and when circumstances allow, it may jump from one species to another.
With research that offers new insights, there is increased hope for improved climate predictions and better preparation for severe weather conditions.
With the community, the group of theatre-makers and academics created a play that could also serve as a policy brief on what’s missing from the battle to reduce drug use in Durban.
Empowerment can mean different things for different women, but access to information is key. In Mali radio is the main source of information.
Countries in the West Africa region are in a very different position to seven years ago. They now have the experience of the past as well as new tools to tackle Ebola.
Countries where traditional laws exist must uphold children’s rights and push for their best interest.
Africa’s key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
Nigerian students are consuming alcohol in alarming quantities, and for psychological reasons. What can be done?
Many societies in Africa still draw heavily on their traditional beliefs and cultural heritage. Therefore it’s important to take these into consideration when psychology is taught and practised.
Adolescent girls face unique challenges in times of conflict and crisis yet they are rarely consulted about how to engender peace in their communities.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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