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Insights from the book White Fragility also shed light into racism in Arab society.
A lot of good has happened since apartheid ended in 1994. Sadly, 30 years on, the country is in a political and economic crisis. Many are questioning the choices of the past three decades.
Rural Tanzanians and those living in the city eat unhealthy diets, but their circumstances are very different.
Rwanda is touted as one of the leading nations when it comes to strides toward gender equality. But the role of female ‘rescuers’ in the 1994 genocide is being downplayed.
The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?
How students are taught has been shown to be as important as what they are taught.
Africa holds the world’s largest untapped digital growth potential.
Two out of five cases of TB remain undiagnosed. A test using a skin patch could help change that.
The argument is a familiar one: African citizens are unaware of the risks tied to the perilous journey across the Mediterranean and the West must therefore enlighten them.
Identical informal businesses set up next to each other because they’ve created an informal welfare system.
Oceanic dispersal of dinosaurs between Europe and Africa shows how low-probability, high-impact events drive evolution.
Africa’s largest economy is in crisis, and unrest is growing.
Keeping an eye out for where you can boost your savings or reduce expenses when times are tough can improve your financial wellbeing.
Nigeria is beset with security threats. Confronting them will take regional and international cooperation.
In sub-Saharan Africa, most governments welcome China’s investment in digital infrastructure.
Africa needs to advocate more aggressively for its own interests when it comes to negotiating debt terms.
Will the Wagner Group under new leadership uphold the ruthless modus operandi that propelled it to the spotlight in Africa?
Donkeys provide vital support to women but their lives are often cut short.
Fossils suggest that as many as three abelisaurid species coexisted in Morocco around 66 million years ago.
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Scientific Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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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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Visiting Professor of Sustainability Science, Technical University of Denmark
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
