The atrocities and motivation of bandits have assumed insurgent-type criminality. But the Nigerian government is reluctant to label them terrorists or insurgents.
It has been one year since massive #EndSARS protests swept over Nigeria.
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African countries cannot be ignored, or just listened to. Their needs should shape the agenda.
Ederies Samodien offers a child apples at a shack settlement as part of a poverty relief effort in Cape Town. Almost 56% of South Africans live in poverty.
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There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
Medium-sized towns like Mossel Bay have a key role to play in South Africa’s development.
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The important developmental role that intermediate city municipalities can play in creating employment and stimulating growth suggests they should be prioritised.
Former Nigerian president General Olusegun Obasanjo.
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If a negotiated agreement is ever found, it is most likely to fall within the realm of free association rather than outright independence or integration in Morocco.
Representatives of the UN Security Council member states raise their hands to vote.
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The UN’s Security Council is dominated by the veto-wielding permanent five members and attempts at reform continue to be plagued by obstacles.
Threatened by insecurity, farmers in Nigeria’s farm belt are increasingly abandoning their land, leading to higher cost of food
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Nigeria’s post COVID-19 economic recovery plan has resulted in only marginal improvements in economic growth, manufacturing and foreign direct investment.
Women continue to fetch wood and cook over smoky fires even where there are solar home systems.
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Developments in the energy sector shouldn’t be reduced to technological sophistication. They should be guided by how they improve the livelihoods of the intended beneficiaries.
Volunteers gather at a beach, to clean up plastic litter at a Lagos beach.
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African government and international funding partners should focus on building laboratories in different parts of Africa to support plastic pollution research.
Children watch as police work behind a cordon where a young victim of a gang shooting lies dead on the ground.
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Findings show that in the face of marginalisation and social exclusion, youth in gangs think that they have no options except violence to prove that they are ‘real’ men in their communities.
There is no evidence that punishment can serve as deterrent.
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WHO’s safeguarding failure in the DRC has re-focused attention on the sexual misconduct that surfaces with disgraceful regularity in humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations worldwide.
The first ever malaria vaccine promises to bring the battle against infections back on track.
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As is the case in other conflict and war situations, it was difficult to collect public data. So we examined tweets to understand what topics were being discussed.
Food insecurity is a daily reality for millions of South Africans. Community organisations can help.
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These organisations are ideally placed to contribute their fine-grained local knowledge. They intimately understand the specific needs of the most vulnerable in their communities.
A small-scale farmer in Soweto, South Africa.
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