Rwanda’s Hope Hostel gets ready to welcome the migrants from the UK.
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Countries could face major legal consequences if they send people to countries where they could suffer harm.
African National Congress supporters in Durban days before the historic poll on 27 April 1994.
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The electoral commission had only four months for work which normally takes two to three years. In the end, the election succeeded because the nation wanted it to succeed.
A woman wades through flood waters at an inundated residential area in Garissa, Kenya.
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Kenya’s preparedness for and response to extreme weather events has numerous gaps.
Demonstrators in France wave a placard – which reads “M23 OUT” – in solidarity with victims of conflict in eastern DRC.
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For the vulnerable millions in eastern DRC, it is not enough that international courts exist.
LGBTIQ+ Angolans share their stories in an oral history project: (from left) David Kanga, Roquiana Gunza, Ema Domingos.
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LGBTIQ+ life in Angola can be traced to before colonialism, though it has not been well documented. A recent project brings these stories to life.
Vaccination against hepatitis E is not widespread yet globally.
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Hepatitis E is a global health problem with about 20 million cases occurring annually, three million symptomatic cases, and 60,000 deaths.
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Even small increases in temperature can stop our brains from functioning optimally.
People queue outside a South African Social Security Agency office.
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Many grant recipients are young, unemployed, and not necessarily loyal to the governing ANC like older generations.
Forest areas are in sharp decline in many parts of Ghana.
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Ghana is losing forests because of cocoa farming, firewood harvesting, mining and logging.
A homemade tool made from a nail used for female genital mutilation.
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To eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030, progress would need to be 27 times faster. Understanding shifting trends behind this practice is a start.
Fighting between the army and paramilitaries has seen Sudan descend into civil war.
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With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power vacuum.
Dysfunctionality in South Africa’s public service has led to poor access to piped water.
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South Africa’s civil service has failed to implement policies to eradicate poverty, inequality and unemployment.
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African countries are being driven into a debt dependency cycle. Three major factors are at play.
Members of Nigeria’s labour unions protesting over the minimum wage in Lagos in 2021.
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Increasing the minimum wage is a temporary fix. Upgrading the skills of Nigerian workers is the surest way of boosting their wages.
South Africa’s minister of higher education and training, Blade Nzimande.
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The system has allowed many students who would otherwise not access higher education to do so, but it is fraught with problems.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia delivered elections that saw Hakainde Hichilema become the new president in 2021 despite democratic backsliding under the ruling Patriotic Front.
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Stakeholders, whether they be policymakers, political parties, civil society or the media, must proactively pursue electoral integrity.
The number of young people in Kenya’s construction industry is growing.
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The Africa Youth Employment Clock is a new data tool which could be used to provide evidence-based policy interventions.
The 2020 #EndSARS protests consolidated young Nigerians’ desire to leave the country.
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There’s more to ‘survival migration’ than an escape from poverty or war: even the middle class can feel they have to leave to survive.
A banana market in Kitwa, Uganda. Most of Uganda’s economic activity is informal and untaxed.
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Uganda Revenue Authority has turned its focus on small traders and VAT law enforcement after the World Bank funding freeze.
Winnie Madikizela Mandela and Nelson Mandela were mythologised for the greater good.
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Would South Africa have been torn apart by civil war without the myth of Nelson Mandela?