Passengers on a tram in China wear surgical masks to guard against viral infection.
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Two coronaviruses were identified in the 1960s, and five since SARS in 2003. It is the seventh that is now making headlines.
Tom Thabane has resigned as the Prime Minister of Lesotho amid a scandal over his wife’s murder.
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Since the demand for resources far outmatches the patronage available, Lesotho’s political arena has become brutally competitive.
Lake Victoria.
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Lake Victoria’s past is key to understanding its future.
A human skull on display in Berlin in 2018. Germany handed back human remains seized during the Namibia genocide from 1904 to 1908.
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An oral history based biography of a survivor of colonial genocide in Namibia indicates instances of humanity during an entirely inhumane era.
The digital economy includes small holder farmers being able to access finance on a mobile device without having to go to a bank.
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The digital economy will, soon, become the ordinary economy as the uptake - and application - of digital technologies in every sector in the world grows.
Anti-corruption protesters march on Parliament in Cape Town in 2017.
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In South Africa, state corruption has taken hold with utter disregard for ethics and democratic norms in a cynical exploitation of the post-apartheid transformation agenda.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) with a host of African leaders at the UK Africa Investment Summit in London.
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Trade and investment can help reduce poverty, promote women’s empowerment, and support children’s rights. It can also do the opposite.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the International Libya Conference in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2020.
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Can the key external enablers of Libya’s conflict also be peacemakers?
Plastic pollution is a huge problem across Ghana.
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Ghana needs to make use of the fact that people are environmentally conscious.
Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains.
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Prolonged rains increase the amount of stagnant water in the environment in which mosquitoes breed. This increases the risk of mosquito-borne diseases.
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To increase food production, climate challenges will need to be overcome.
Omar al-Bashir may be gone but the freedom of the Sudanese people still hangs in the balance.
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Despite the dismantling of Sudan’s ruling party, the country’s autocratic leanings still pose a threat to democracy.
Most proposed solutions don’t address the systemic problems facing Eskom, in particular its parlous finances.
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The deluge of opinions and proposed solutions to South Africa’s energy crisis reflects corporate and political interests.
South African police minister Bheki Cele (left) claims success in the investigation of political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. With him is the head of the police, Khehla Sithole.
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The task team established to investigate political killings in KwaZulu-Natal has had little impact on exposing those behind the violence.
Bam, a province Burkina Faso, was once a migration source due to land degradation. This is changing thanks to soil and water conservation projects.
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Soil and water conservation projects can create fertile farmlands and change migration patterns linked to land degradation in Burkina Faso.
Migrants arriving on board the Aquarius ship of SOS Mediterranee, Palermo, Italy.
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Harsh economic conditions at home and false picture of rosy life in Europe contribute greatly to illegal migration by Nigerian youths
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
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Unless member states try to solve the contradictions in expectations, UN peacekeeping will not be fit for purpose in the future.
Migrant sitting alone in a playground.
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Migrants benefit from attachment experiences that help them form a sense of belonging, build resilience and negotiate their quality of life.
Evidence should inform policies aimed at realising the benefits of the creative economy.
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Trade in cultural goods and services offers emerging markets an opportunity to benefit from their cultural capital and globalisation.
The town of Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, and surrounds have suffered serious neglect by the local municipality.
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The precedent-setting ruling may cause jitters in dysfunctional municipalities around the country.