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Africa’s charcoal economy
Ending the use of charcoal would have economic consequences. The trade is informal and decentralised; gas flows through big ...
‘A Training School for Elephants’ Review: Stomping Through Africa
The vehicle for Belgium’s entry into the Scramble for Africa was the International African Association. The organization’s ...
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Trump budget cuts threaten AfDB funding, Africa’s development goals
Donald Trump's cuts to African Development Fund and climate-linked programs risk project setbacks, but the African ...
Could the Next Pope Be From Africa?
Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.
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CU Boulder’s CAAAS leader to speak at 9th Annual Africa Summit
FILE, Professor Reiland Rabaka, director of CU Boulder’s Center for African and African American Studies, acknowledges allies ...
South Africa to probe alleged suppression of justice in apartheid-era killings
The move is the outcome of settlement discussions in a court case brought by families of the victims of political killings ...
Rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa. A project seeks to change that
Millions of people around the world live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep in their genes. Some conditions ...
Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...
South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: how it’s going
South Africa has secured pledges of R218 billion to fund its transition away from coal-fired power and bring in renewable ...