Never has a political contest in Uganda’s history been so furiously played out in the media space as the 2021 national elections.
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Lagos state must include the informal sector in its waste economy for inclusive development to happen.
Research assistants and associates from the global South are sometimes kept invisible, despite their crucial role in the research cycle.
Professionalism has to start with ministers for it to stand any chance of being embedded throughout the public service.
Uganda must overhaul its national legal framework on the use of force and firearms during law enforcement.
The creation of resources that are shared, accessible, and collectively owned and managed by communities has become a way for social entrepreneurs to contribute to community development.
The built environment plays a pivotal role in lowering residents’ exposure to climate change driven risks.
Large areas targeted for forest restoration in Africa are covered by savanna and grassland, which provide important ecosystem services that would be lost should they be converted to forests.
Grid electricity is often said to be critical for long-term human development. But are the substantially higher investment costs justified by the economic impact?
The pandemic has not only negatively impacted the creative sector in Africa, but it has also exposed its shortcomings.
Wavering commitment in African capitals and the continued attractiveness of the African Union to external funders risk stalling the crucial path to financial autonomy.
In Uganda, young people’s knowledge of national political institutions, and on how they would claim and advocate for their rights as citizens, was remarkably low.
As African economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, governments should explore technologies like global positioning systems and blockchain for use in the registration of land rights.
The geographic setting of hazardous industrial sites in residential areas during apartheid hasn’t transformed since democracy.
The importance of accessing water that’s safe to drink and enough for washing, cleaning and cooking is clear, but little attention has been given to the safety of water collection away from home.
The experiences of some job-seekers who are also running businesses might suggest solutions to high unemployment.
Providers of humanitarian aid haven’t been able to reach civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. There are also reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed.
Planning for Nigeria’s next census scheduled for 2021 must address critical issues.
Parts of Nairobi are already dealing with temperature increases and reduction in humidity. These conditions are associated with increases in mortality, especially in children and the elderly.
Artificially dimming the sun, by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere, could reduce the risk of Day Zero level droughts in Cape Town by more than 90% in the future.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
