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The more people come to a city, the bigger demand for buildings. These buildings need to be safe.
A major concern is that the government’s resolve is strongest on policies that are actually quite suspect.
Popular theories of high-level electoral conspiracy shaped the emergence of new political orientations
At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia’s newly established relations.
Nigeria’s border closure is a panicked reaction which violates ECOWAS protocol.
Unpacking what South Africa’s new energy plan says about nuclear energy.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Finance Minister Tito Mboweni appear to have good intentions for the economy. But that’s not enough.
It’s possible for local fishing communities to have a say in managing the system they work in.
If trends continue, 87% of the world’s poorest people will live in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
Middle-class Nigerians employ children in their homes for a range of reasons.
Legal education in Ghana is at a crossroads with professionals asking for it to be decentralised
Border closure is an implicit admission of the ineptitude and incompetence of Nigeria’s customs and immigration officers
Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start
Serious challenges lie ahead for Botswana’s governing party as it celebrates retaining power.
Hunger affects people’s health. It also affects their dignity and their ability to live full and productive lives.
The governments of the two West African countries could do more to enhance women’s participation in tourism.
The commercialisation of universities in Kenya poses a serious threat to academic freedom.
Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights one of the core problems of democratic South Africa - the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past.
Kenya’s constitution protects children from all forms of violence, but the country’s implementation strategies are weak.
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