The race is on to find a new head of the World Bank following Jim Yong Kim’s resignation.
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The power dynamics in the World Bank have changed dramatically.
Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men.
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Female-centred health services are good, but they may detract from gender equality and men’s health.
The Zimbabwean government recently shutdown the internet by ordering mobile companies to withhold mobile data.
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Shutting down or controlling access to the internet has become a go-to strategy among some African states who want to control the political narrative.
In 2017 US President Donald Trump intensified the use of drones in Somalia.
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Drones are a tool to manage the threat of al-Shabaab, but there’s no way they’ll defeat the group entirely.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters, New York.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed South Africa to prioritising human rights and democracy. But, there’s little evidence of this.
Choosing when to harvest as well as storage poses big problems for African farmers.
Once crops have been harvested, farmers experience wastage and loss of food all over Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of a national anti-gang unit in Cape Town.
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The law aimed at fighting gangs lacks the power to disrupt their activities.
Repression is on the rise in Zambia under President Edgar Lungu.
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Democratic and authoritarian countries are moving further away from each other.
The Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique, provides fertile ground for extremism.
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Speculation and conspiracy theories abound about the Mozambican insurgents leaving a trail of violence in resource rich Cabo Delgado.
According to the latest data, there are probably fewer than 400,000 savannah elephants left in the wild across Africa.
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Drone technology plays a vital role in gathering accurate wildlife data. But this alone isn’t enough to save Africa’s elephants.
In 50 years, Kenya has experienced an overall decline in under 5 mortality.
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Only half of Kenya’s 47 counties achieved the 2000 goal on reducing child mortality
Newspaper headlines following the decision by Nigeria’s National Electoral Commission to delay the country’s poll.
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Regardless of how the elections are conducted on the new dates announced, losing parties will blame the postponement for their defeat.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari holding a flag during a recent campaign rally. He is running for a second term in office.
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This is not the first time a Nigerian poll has been postponed but it is certainly the most dramatic.
Diaspora remittances support men and women trying to make a living.
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African states may have an alternative funding source they could harness during times of crisis: diaspora investment.
The change in leadership is one of the factors that led to the decriminalisation of homosexual relationships in Angola.
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Angola’s new President João Lourenço has shown some willingness to engage in more inclusive politics.
Nigerians get ready to cast their vote on February 16.
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More than half of Nigeria’s 51% registered voters are aged between 18-35 years.
A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities.
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Medical and Health Humanities conversations and collaborations about health are growing and gaining momentum in Africa.
Underwater world of Lake Malawi.
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Lake Malawi is considered a biodiversity treasure because almost all its species occurs nowhere else on the planet.
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It’s too soon for South Africa to start counting its chickens over the recent offshore gas find by global energy giant Total.
Moves are afoot to ensure 25% of Egyptian MPs are women.
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Opening up positions of political power to women will lead to effective and better implemented development policies.