One of the least recognised aspects of Germaine Greer’s professional life is her international career as a journalist. It spans reportage in Vietnam and Ethiopia and interviews with figures such as Primo Levi.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
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Africa is still witnessing an increase in social turbulence, unrest and protest. Only rapid, inclusive economic growth combined with good governance can make the continent less volatile.
Creating a reliable, up to date land register is important for African countries. Drones can help collect and record the necessary data.
If Europe is going to reap the benefits of conservation measures at home, its experts need an understanding of where “their” birds migrate to when they head off to Africa.
African countries need to start producing and developing their own medical devices. Suitably skilled biomedical engineers are needed for this sort of innovation to take root.
Satellite research in Ethiopia is opening up a new frontier in the hunt for geothermal power.
There’s no reason why small families shouldn’t become the norm in Africa. But this will depend on improving education opportunities for women and improving birth control policies.
A rush of ancient DNA projects in Africa has presented the curators of archaeological skeletons with ethical issues because research requires the destruction of human bone.
Large benefit concerts can bring attention to various social issues - but research on their impact has been mixed. Two strategic management scholars believe We Day provides a new and positive model for change.
Historically low rainfalls have led to severe droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. But various solutions exist to mitigate the social and economic impact.
Until African political systems become less majoritarian and do a better job of protecting the rights of minorities, the true benefits of a democratic government are unlikely to be realised.
Ethiopia’s GIBE III dam has been labelled the world’s most controversial dam due to environmental and social impacts and the displacement of indigenous people.
The urgency of an agreement to reasonably and equitably share benefits on the Nile Basin can’t be overstated. It would create a a transparent atmosphere in the countries that depend on the Nile.
Health care systems in many African countries are very poor. Instead of fixing them, many African leaders seek medical attention abroad incurring huge bills which are ultimately paid by taxpayers.
Faced with a massive food production shortfall, Africa can look towards India’s Green Revolution to jump start its agricultural output.
The world has turned its back on the Nuba people of Sudan. Despite the critical need for food, none of the organisations involved in helping people in dire need have attempted to deliver aid to them.
How will the World Health Organisation’s Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus deal with the mounting challenges? Africa’s academics have some tips.
It’s very easy to assume climate change causes droughts, but they are complex extreme events that result from a combination of drivers.
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the hot spots of Christian higher education growth worldwide, a trend that can be observed across the continent.
African leaders need to up their health allocations to help the new World Health Organisation Director-General meet his health care targets for the continent.
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Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Visiting Lecturer, University of Roehampton
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Professor Emeritus in Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies, University of Tennessee
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PhD candidate, University of the Pacific
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Weber State University
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Professor of Geography, Ghent University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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CGIAR System Organization
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Doctoral researcher, Ghent University
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NHMRC Research Fellow (Public Health), Flinders University
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Senior Fellow, World Peace Foundation, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, Tufts University
