Ethiopia’s civet producers could benefit greatly if the industry were properly regulated and commercialised.
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To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Developed nations threaten to consume more than their fair share of Earth’s dwindling carbon budget.
A central repository system offers practical solutions to reducing the large number of awaiting-trial inmates in Nigeria.
People across much of North Africa were subject to racist laws and suffering at the hands of European powers during the Second World War.
Eight countries are projected to be behind 50% of the growth in population over the next three decades. Five are in Africa.
Natural gas projects in Africa might help reduce supply shortages temporarily, but they could soon become stranded assets.
The lack of a clear formula to distinguish between donors’ adaptation and mitigation funds is hurting Africa’s climate response.
The decision by African ministers of environment to end open waste burning will not only save lives but also open up new income streams.
Momentum is growing for the restitution of objects, such as the Benin Bronzes, stolen during colonialism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
In Tanzania, only 2% of people born with albinism will live to the age of 40.
COP conferences broadly provide a platform for the negotiation of international climate change agreements.
That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial.
The looming Somalian famine might be the first in a string of back-to-back catastrophes, says an expert.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
As droughts intensify, how can we increase crop production in a sustainable way? This is a multidimensional scientific and societal challenge to ensure future food security.
Gifts that migrants bring back home deny recipient countries taxes and reinforce the belief that local items are inferior.
In some African countries, astronomical research is quite developed.
African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities.
The comic offers important ways of criticising those in power. Trevor Noah is superb at it.
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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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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Visiting Professor of Sustainability Science, Technical University of Denmark
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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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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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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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