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South Africa is quite capable of delivering world-class healthcare to all its citizens. But this is constantly being hampered by an increasingly unconducive environment.
Catholics in Lagos protest against the incessant killings in Benue state.
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At the centre of the persisting violence in the north-central region of Nigeria is bad governance.
Protesters march at Alausa Secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos State, in October 2020.
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The protests paved the way for healing, vitality and a new vista of productive life.
Healthcare provision in South Africa is centered in hospitals.
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Patients shouldn’t be treated better simply because they can afford to pay more.
People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) supporters at a campaign rally. The party has run the country since independence in 1975.
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Angola needs a mixed electoral system. This would promote accountability through the direct election of representatives from constituencies.
Electronic waste should be properly dismantled and recycled
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There is an urgent need for legislation dealing specifically with electronic waste in Nigeria.
Traders leave their cabbages after the County Governor ordered the closure of the main open air market to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kisumu, Kenya.
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Lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 had various effects on food as it went from farms to plates.
Some of the first South African COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, in 2020.
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The strong disapproval of the South African government’s handling of the pandemic is a warning that crafting persuasive pro-vaccine messages is not enough.
Sahel landscape.
The porous borders of West Africa allow for the unregulated movement of thousands.
Technology has been key in tackling fraud.
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Countries have adopted a wide array of measures involving a proliferation of fraud agencies.
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The law in South Africa is clear. Board committees may not function without keeping minutes.
Kenya’s universities face huge challenges going digital.
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The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going away any time soon. Kenya’s universities must adapt.
A less militarised approach could lead to greater security in the region.
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The over-militarisation of the crisis across the Sahel region has done little to foster stability.
Impalas walk near the elevated Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
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Oil spills, cracked buildings and pollution. Just some of the environmental effects of Kenya’s massive railway project.
Nigeria’s poverty profile is embarrassing
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Nigeria needs more industrial production, foreign and domestic investment, not just handouts.
A group of drummers playing traditional Yoruba drums.
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By providing insights from different disciplines, a new book uncovers new themes in the history of Yoruba people of West Africa
The framing of Africa’s relationship with China needs a rethink.
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African identity needs a revision to move beyond current understanding of its relationship with China
Some Nigerians protesting against a proposed social media bill.
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The Nigerian government has no legal capacity to unilaterally regulate or police borderless social media platforms.
Many laws passed in recent times are not aimed at correcting false information, but punishing its publication.
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The majority of those punished under the laws to combat false information are opposition politicians or journalists.
Kenyan coastal fishermen based at Lamu near Somalia demand to be heard in the court dispute over Indian Ocean maritime boundary in March 2021.
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The country has argued that the International Court of Justice deprived the parties of the chance to resolve the issue diplomatically.