No coordination on macroeconomic policies in Nigeria
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The World Bank’s latest report on Nigeria deserved closer scrutiny, just like the opinions of economic experts outside government.
President John F Kennedy Meets with the President of the Republic of Ghana Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah
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Compared to other politicians who tend to be indirect and evasive, Nkrumah was direct, explicit and assertive.
Children reading in school.
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Inadequate public education on a new language policy has generated resistance from parents at the early childhood education level in Ghana.
Civil society groups are flagging the risk of ‘greenwashing’ by companies.
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Major investors profess support for efforts against climate change but have very little to show for their promises.
Tsetse flies can pass on African sleeping sickness.
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Mathematical modelling tools may predict where tsetse flies are being driven to extinction.
Rwandan soldiers line up to receive their UN peacekeeping medals for their work in Juba, South Sudan in 2019.
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The number of personnel deployed in UN peacekeeping has slowly been decreasing.
A typical informal settlement in South Africa.
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Two interventions proved effective in reducing men’s perpetration, but not women’s experiences of violence.
South Africa’s deep structural poverty is part of the explanation for injuries to children.
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The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
Protesters march against gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
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Underlying direct or personal violence is structural violence that is entrenched in unequal power relations in society.
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The debate about gene editing will help shape the future of the human race. But how should the discussion get started?
Kenyan military troops and US marines carry out a joint military exercise in Manda Bay near the coastal town of Lamu.
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Declining US involvement in The Horn would leave a vacuum that others can fill.
A protester supports the Rohingya outside the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on 10 December 2019.
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The Rohingya case before the International Court of Justice is politically and legally significant.
Untapped energy sources: hydro-power potential is concentrated along the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe’s energy policy needs to be reconsidered if the country’s electricity shortage is to be resolved.
High resolution satellite image of the Nile River’s delta.
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Despite more rainfall, devastating hot and dry spells are projected to become more frequent in the Upper Nile basin in the future.
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Displaced by a landslide, Ugandan survivors could not speak the language of the region where they were relocated - but music allowed them a voice.
Religious counsellors are an important part of society.
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Religious counsellors form one of several avenues where people seek help for problems that they encounter in life.
There’s a growing awareness that Cambridge Analytica harnessed social media and personal data to influence elections.
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What role do foreign actors play in African elections? Cambridge Analytica’s case sheds some light.
Sasol is in an advantageous position. Will it make the right moves?
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There is a golden opportunity for South Africa to transition from being a key contributor to global warming to becoming a key contributor to global emissions reductions.
Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana has a long history with mining companies.
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The law missed the opportunity to address misuse of mineral royalties and increase transparency as well as accountability in mineral royalty management.
Power cuts continued to plague some African countries.
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There has been no progress in expanding national electricity grids in most African countries since 2016.