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Who Cares for the Carers? Malnutrition and its Mental Health Toll
As severe acute malnutrition affects hundreds of thousands of children in northern Nigeria, Doctors Without Borders is addressing an overlooked crisis: the severe emotional and…
Pretoria says Ghana and Nigeria's 'isolation campaign' will fail
South Africa's Presidency has welcomed Ghana and Nigeria's proposal for an African Union debate on migration, but firmly states that attempts to use the issue to diplomatically…
Oxford study finds world’s highest heat-risk cities concentrated in Asia and Africa
Heat risk is about more than temperature. A new Oxford study of 205 cities found that poverty, limited infrastructure and lack of access to cooling are key factors driving urban…
SA integrating well in African commerce
Under Ramaphosa, the country’s trade with other regional powers on the continent is growing — but unevenness must be addressed
UAE ramps up African infrastructure investment as Gulf states compete for trade influence
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development is accelerating oversight of large road projects in Togo, Madagascar and Nigeria as Gulf states expand strategic infrastructure investments…
Beating rampant cybercrime in Africa
Most cyberattacks succeed because they exploit human behaviour rather than technical weaknesses. Consumers are the frontline of defence against cybercrime
The case for the reform of the UN
The two proposals reveal that reform debates are marked by a deeper theoretical divergence over whether global legitimacy hinges on balancing power or modernising institutions.
IFC’s new gas projects will destroy Africa
This is a familiar pattern. International financial institutions socialise risk and privatise profit, while invoking development rhetoric to justify fossil fuel expansion in the…
A glance beyond the 6 July presser
The public confrontation between senior officials, the establishment of inquiries and the intense public debate surrounding the allegations all indicate that accountability…
The white man’s burden trumps Nigeria
US President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a “genocide”
Consistent, reliable power supply will fuel Africa’s digital economy
High electricity costs are a barrier to Africa’s competitiveness
Present-day Nigeria is a nation in worse peril
President Tinubu’s tenure has become a theatre of contradictions, marked not by vision or reform but by failures that expose the hollowness of his leadership
Call for South Africa to support the UN Resolution on the return of the Ukrainian children
Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights
Safeguard the rights and welfare of Africa’s children
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Diary: Old Mutual Music at the Lake, Mo Eazy releases Teriba, Diprente’s Sabbatical opens in May
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