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The Sudan strain of the Ebola virus has been identified in Uganda for the first time in more than a decade.
Millions of Somalis are in urgent need of aid. But not enough is being done to reach marginalised groups.
Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Africa has slipped from its precarious but tangible place in UK political discourse.
Cameroon has many potentially dangerous gas-charged lakes. But not much has been done to mitigate the risks they pose.
A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
The global realignment triggered by the end of the Cold War and Gorbachev’s reforms ushered in a period of transition on the African continent.
A comparison of star-forming galaxies suggests, surprisingly, that dark matter and visible matter do interact – taking us closer to understanding what keeps the galaxies together.
Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals and scientists are still uncertain about their effects.
The spread of this urban malaria vector species threatens the gains made against malaria and the achievement of malaria elimination.
The IMF sends its staff on two types of mission to member countries: to assess the state of the country’s macro economy or to assess the need for financial support.
The truth is that there are no easy and quick fixes, such as the governing party’s recent castration idea, which falls short on a range of scores.
Long considered a frozen conflict, the Western Sahara dispute roared back to life in late 2020, reviving old wounds and inflicting fresh ones.
Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
Russia is trying to normalise an international order where might makes right. And democracy and respect for human rights are optional.
About 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now.
Understanding the impact of the digital environment on children’s mental health requires a balanced consideration of not only the potential risks, but also the benefits of the online world.
For relations with the DRC to truly improve, the Belgian state must acknowledge its historical responsibility more strongly.
Recent attacks on Togo show that West African states must act quickly and decisively to stop the spread of violent extremism.
Many of the artefacts Ethiopia is famous for are found in Tigray. Their continued destruction could lead to irreversible culture shock and social collapse.
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Assistant Professor, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Senior Researcher in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Research Professor of African Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Head of the Chemistry Divison, Ain Shams University
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Professor, Weber State University
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Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies, University of Tennessee
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Chief Research Scientist and Director, Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Professor of Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Historical climate and weather, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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