Trans-border collaboration is required to recover protected areas that transverse Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin Republic from armed groups.
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Africa has made good progress towards reducing maternal mortality and newborn deaths over the past decade. But climate change is reversing the gains.
The French president has struggled to maintain the influence his country gained in Africa through colonialism.
Russia is not interested in helping Africa to prosper or achieve stability, but as a theatre for advancing the Kremlin’s geostrategic interests.
Economic infrastructure that affects several African countries runs through Niger.
Citizen expectations of governments are not being met by most elected leaders.
Examining how military coups unfold is crucial to understanding a country’s path back to democracy.
A combination of Nigerian and Nigerien factors dim prospects of Ecowas military intervention in Niger.
All eyes are on Nigeria where west African countries are discussing the possibility of military intervention to reverse the coup.
The coup in Niger has the potential to further destabilise the whole of west Africa.
The restitution of looted objects from former colonies in Africa is an essential component of post-colonial reparation.
In addition to motherhood these girls experience social inequality, chronic stress, violence, and food insecurity. When teenagers become mothers, their adversities are compounded.
The political content in our personal feeds not only represents the world and politics to us. It creates new, sometimes “alternative”, realities.
In Tunisia, scapegoating migrants diverts from the continuous failure of government to solve deep economic and social crisis.
The spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
The Wagner Group has become a tool to further Russian objectives in Africa without attracting the scrutiny that regular military units would.
To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate the internal power struggles in the country, their links with violent extremism as well as the role of external state actors.
For a malaria vaccine to have an impact, health promotion is key. Awareness campaigns must address safety concerns and emphasise expected positive impacts.
Burkina Faso looks to be the latest west African state where Russian influence is on the rise.
West African governments need to be clearer about the similarities and differences of violent extremist groups.
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Head of Data & Analytics and Senior Researcher for the Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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