Even with the end of the war in central Africa, continuing instability in the region has triggered an epidemic of rape.
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Rapid genetic disease screening will be the key to saving East Africa’s crops - just as it was during West Africa’s ebola crisis.
Western commentators tend to see ISIS and al-Qaida attacks as fueled by ideology. But in Africa, such attacks are more often turf wars in the illicit drug trade.
Female genital mutilation have long been carried out by traditional circumcisers in Indonesia. In recent years, the ritual has been increasingly institutionalised into medical practice.
The African terror group has been weakened, but it’s now wreaking a new kind of havoc.
Africa has fewer resources than others when it comes to climate change adaptation. For this reason environmental agreements must be monitored by the likes of the AU.
The need for a solution to e-waste disposal is more urgent than ever.
One of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries is in the midst of a remarkably hopeful election campaign.
As concerns rise about the risk of genocide in Burundi, the country could still avoid the worst thanks to its social structure. But time is limited.
The discovery of the world’s oldest jewellery at the Blombos Cave in South Africa has resulted in a paradigm shift in our understanding of human evolution.
This year no fewer than 16 elections will take place in Africa, many of which involve removing presidential term limits. The motives are worth examining.
Burkina Faso is on its way to becoming a healthy and stable democracy – and that’s got West Africa’s jihadists riled.
Fears over violence in the African nation bring its leader to a crossroads.
Safaris are a major tourist attraction for those travelling to Africa - and visitors are spoiled for choice on the continent.
The death of Cecil the lion ignited furious debate over trophy hunting in 2015. But conservationists argue that it’s a necessary evil.
Months after an inconclusive election, Croatia has at last picked an almost unknown figure to be its new prime minister: Tihomir Orešković, chief financial officer of a Canadian generic pharmaceutical…
The sheer volume of major humanitarian disasters is stopping us from making genuine changes to the way we respond.
British diplomats put their money on the wrong man after the Lancaster House agreement.
Shopping for a gold ring? New guidelines seek to be the rough equivalent of Fair Trade for small-scale gold mining.
Hunting remains a controversial pastime. But that hasn’t stopped it attracting hunters wanting to track Africa’s wide array of wild animals.
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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