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Somalia and COVID-19: how we used satellite data to track the toll of the pandemic
Medical workers carry the body of a COVID-19 patient at Martini Hospital in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia. Xinhua/Hassan Bashi via…
France has started withdrawing its troops from Mali: what is it leaving behind?
Soldiers from the French Army in Mali. The withdrawal of troops has begun. Photo by Michele Cattani/AFP via Getty Images…
Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out
Shutterstock Catherine Kyobutungi, African Population and Health Research Center There has been a lot of focus on COVID-19 vaccine inequalities…
Why some of Ghana’s private media fight corruption: reasons, rules and resources
Private media in Ghana enables corruption through a combination of partisan reporting and weak journalism. Wikimedia Commons Joseph Yaw Asomah,…
Breast milk companies are popping up around the globe – why haven’t governments stepped in?
Nor Gal/Shutterstock Sarah Steele, University of Cambridge Over the last few decades, the demand for breast milk has grown. The…
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What can be done to tackle the systemic causes of poverty in South Africa
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The Taliban’s rule threatens what’s left of Afghanistan’s dazzlingly diverse cultural history
The Tailban destroyed this Buddha statue dating to the 6th century AD in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, in March 2001. The photo…
Some Ghanaians hate him, some love him: the mixed legacy of Jerry John Rawlings
Jerry Rawlings became a stalwart of democracy on the continent later in his life. Wikimedia Commons Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan…
Cutting off hands, executions are necessary: Taliban leader to reintroduce amputations in new Afghan regime
Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, a founder of the Taliban who will control prisons under the new government in Afghanistan, has revealed…