Depictions of Africa used to be the relentless negative image of suffering and impoverished victims. but now there is a new narrative, ‘Africa Rising’.
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For decades, media representations of African poverty have been of disease, disaster, conflict, and poverty and have coloured how the rest of the world views Africa.
President Buhari of Nigeria has finally named his cabinet. He was either slow, or he was very choosy, or he couldn’t find enough honest people. Certainly his 55th national anniversary speech was full of…
For the sake of mitigating climate change, the African continent needs to make low carbon energy choices.
Why are African baobab trees found in India? Genetic research is starting to shed light on the answer.
French and African presidents have, in the past, entertained close relationships outside official channels. These often included illegitimate exchanges. But there are signs that this is changing.
News that a leading manufacturer will cease making a well-known antivenom is not actually new.
Africa is a developing continent but there’s ample opportunity for careers in science that can contribute to science advancement as well as uplifting the socio-economic status of the continent.
The fortunes of the world’s remaining wild gorillas is linked to prosperity in the places where they live - hence the high price of tourist permits. But with economic development comes economic threats too.
One of the biggest problems in international development is that health statistics are badly kept in many of the countries with the most to gain. Finally something is being done about it.
Science and technology is seen as a key driver of a nation’s economic fortunes. How is the African continent faring a decade after the first major global survey on countries’ performance?
Most African countries lack legislation to protect people from online crime and abuse.
Some of Burundi’s highest-ranking officials have been assassinated – but ordinary Burundians are still being terrorised too.
Authoritarian and landlocked it may be, but Addis Ababa will mark its last emperor’s death as a model of development.
The communities ravaged by Ebola need mental health support to help people rebuild their lives.
Solutions from London or Los Angeles won’t necessarily work in Lagos or Kinshasa as in Africa cars are only one part of the problem.
Writing about the women’s and feminist movements is a definitional minefield. The two are often conflated, more so in Africa.
Green infrastructure may not be the best thing for Africa despite being environmentally friendly.
If John Garang could see the state of South Sudan today, he would be appalled.
Education could be a valuable weapon in Africa’s fight against corruption. Three business schools are already putting this theory to the test, with positive results.
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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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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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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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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Visiting Professor of Sustainability Science, Technical University of Denmark
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
