President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast.
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President Alassane Ouattara (78) has been blowing hot and cold on whether he’ll be seeking a third term.
A soldier from Niger patrols near the border with Nigeria. Porous borders with Nigeria and Mali are hotbeds for Jihadists and marauding local militias.
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Leaders’ efforts to end conflict have been ineffective. Working through regional economic communities might be part of a better approach.
On Bijilo Beach in the Gambia, there are no fruit sellers in sight.
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Developing countries that depend heavily on tourists need international support, and more sustainable offerings for the future.
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In some communities, over a quarter of the children were misclassified as iron replete whereas they were iron deficient.
A protester supports the Rohingya outside the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on 10 December 2019.
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The Rohingya case before the International Court of Justice is politically and legally significant.
Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s legal team at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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A case brought by the Gambia claims that Myanmar’s military committed genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.
The Gambia’s relationship with the European Union could be shaken by the immigration question.
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The Gambia’s agreement with the European Union to return immigrants to the country is causing the government problems at home.
ohingyas refugees gather near the fence at the ‘no man’s land’ zone between the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. The Gambia has announced it’ll take a case against Myanmar to the ICJ.
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The sheer volume of pregnant women in the refugee camps was an early indicator of the extent sexual violence was used against Rohingya women and girls.
3D illustration of Helicobacter Pylori in the stomach.
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Because Helicobacter Pylori is contagious, treating it properly is key to preventing its spread.
Senegalese women cast their ballots in the presidential elections in February.
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Africa’s democracies have grown stronger during a period in which the world is backsliding on democracy.
Then President of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh and First Lady Zeinab arrive at the White House in Washington DC for the US Africa Leaders Summit in 2014.
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At least in the short term, it looks unlikely that Jammeh will face either his victims or consequences for human rights abuses
Fishing boats in Gunjur, The Gambia.
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Locals accuse a fishmeal factory of polluting their waters.
US National Security Advisor John Bolton sees China as a threat to Washington in Africa.
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The US needs to review whether a security agenda based on US priorities will solve problems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Gambian refugees return home from Senegal on January 21, 2017, the day Yahya Jammeh conceded defeat and left the country.
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Criminal trials await those found responsible for the most serious crimes in The Gambia.
In Ghana, “skirt-and-blouse voting” means to vote for different parties for presidential and legislative positions.
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A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
When the wheels of partnership turn smoothly, Africa can benefit enormously.
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It’s all too common for local scholars to be sidelined in what are supposed to be genuine research partnerships.
While women in sub-Saharan Africa live longer than men, many of these extra years are lived in poor health.
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Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
The acquittal of Jean-Pierre Bemba on war crimes charges puts the ICC in even deeper crisis.
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An African court with international criminal jurisdiction which has been debated but never been put into operation could be an option if Africa withdraws from the ICC.
Some of the 50 Cuban medical specialists who arrived in Kenya recently to work in under served rural areas.
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Cuban doctors have specific expertise in dealing with diseases like malaria which remains a major problem in Kenya.
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza is one of many authoritarian African leaders.
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More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.