South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC’s North Kivu province.
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It’s an achievement in itself that Malawi is holding its sixth multi-party national elections since its transition from dictatorship under former President Kamuzu Banda.
Protesters outside the army headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan.
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Africa is home to the world’s fastest growing cities. However, poor governance has robbed the continent of the benefits of people and firms clustering together.
Soldiers patrol the Nigerian city of Jos, in the central Plateu State, in a bid to quell religious violence.
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In Nigeria, the government often uses the army to restore order and to keep the peace, largely because the police are unable to contain internal violent conflicts.
Sudanese protesters at a demonstration outside the army headquarters in Khartoum.
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In some Nigerian universities, wealthy female students engage in trasnactional sex for pleasure, while those that needed financial support did it for the money.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema at an election rally.
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Despite taking a step backwards, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights can redeem itself by continuing to protect the rights of LGBTQ persons on the continent
Legislation can guard against political interference and maladministration.
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Over the past few years, heads of department and chief financial officers in South Africa have been placed under enormous pressure by politicians to bend compliance rules.
Isis claims attacks in Beni province of northern Kivu, eastern Congo, close to the border to Uganda.
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