Cocoa farmers in Ghana struggle with poverty.
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Ghana and other west African cocoa growing countries must harness their combined bargaining strength to address the challenges plaguing cocoa farming.
Pirates leave a Ukrainian merchant vessel for Somalia’s shore in 2008.
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The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
Satellite imagery after the catastrophic flooding that struck the city of Derna.
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Dams are usually built to withstand heavy rainfall or drought.
The Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hunan.
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China is moving beyond oil and extractive commodities towards industrial production, job creation and investments that lead to exports.
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Abiy Ahmed’s use of the military to address a critical challenge is likely to fail.
A gay pride rally in Entebbe, Uganda in 2014 before a tough anti-homosexuality law was passed.
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The challenge is to ensure that the bank is making decisions on a principled and predictable basis.
Refugees, some of them children, in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
Niger’s Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself head of state on 28 July 2023.
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Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.
DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lukonde (L) at Belgium’s AfricaMuseum in 2022.
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The restitution of looted objects from former colonies in Africa is an essential component of post-colonial reparation.
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The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies.
Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone and haven for thousands of free slaves.
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Africans should get more credit for the abolition of the slave trade.
The oldest known footprint of our species, lightly ringed with chalk. It appears long and narrow because the trackmaker dragged their heel.
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This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved and thrived, before spreading out of Africa to other continents.
The Sooty blue butterfly (Zizeeria knysna ), a common yet easily missed resident species in grassland habitats.
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Butterflies are sentinel species – their interactions with landscapes help scientists understand other insects better.
Food-borne illnesses usually present as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains.
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Biological and chemical substances are the most common food contaminants and account for over 200 food-borne illnesses.
Worshippers gather at the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. The head of the Church was recently arrested.
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Both cults and violent extremist movements have similar push and pull factors at the individual level.
A young herder grazes cattle on dwindling pasture in the drylands of Kenya.
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Instead of the deluge of external interventions, ways must be found to build resilience from below, drawing on local practices and networks.
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The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?
Dozens of displaced people gather along the fence of the MONUSCO base in DRC.
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A specific regional protocol could ease the management of internally displaced persons in the region.
Key to preventing cholera is a good supply of water.
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Cholera has persisted longer in Africa largely due to worsening hygiene and sanitation situations in urban areas.
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Nigeria.
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Ahead of 2023 general elections, there are increasing concerns that the current spate of violence in Nigeria, if unchecked, could undermine electoral outcomes.