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Humans are not inherently selfish – we are actually hardwired to work together theconversation
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A culture specific health measuring instrument for a common joint problem theconversation
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How we are measuring air quality in Kampala and why it works for African cities theconversation
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African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why theconversation
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Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can not be fixed without proper data theconversation
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Mauritius oil spill: how coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass could be affected theconversation
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Moves are afoot in Africa to keep more women in science careers theconversation
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What archaeology tells us about the music and sounds made by Africa’s ancestors theconversation
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Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring. theconversation
Humans aren’t inherently selfish – we’re actually hardwired to work together. Written Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University. There has long been a general assumption that human beings are essentially selfish. We’re apparently ruthless, with strong impulses to compete against each other for resources and to accumulate power and possessions. If […]
African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why. Written by Felix Kwame Yeboah, Michigan State University and Thomas Jayne, Michigan State University. Over the past 20 years sub-Saharan Africa has registered the highest rate of agricultural production in the world. There have been knock-on effects with the region […]
Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can’t be fixed without proper data. Written by Simon Roberts, University of Johannesburg and Jason Bell, University of Johannesburg. The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown measures have had a huge negative impact on producers and consumers. Food production has been disrupted, […]
Mauritius oil spill: how coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass could be affected. Written by Sivajyodee Sannassy Pilly, Bangor University; John Turner, Bangor University, and Ronan Roche, Bangor University. Sometimes bad things happen in the worst possible places – like the MV Wakashio running aground on shallow reefs off the south-east […]
Moves are afoot in Africa to keep more women in science careers. Written by Barbara Tiedeu, University of Yaounde 1. Women scientists have a vital part to play in scientific leadership and in contributing to Africa’s development and transformation. But they remain substantially under-represented in higher education and in science, […]
What archaeology tells us about the music and sounds made by Africa’s ancestors. Written by Joshua Kumbani, University of the Witwatersrand. Music has been part and parcel of humanity for a long time. Not every sound is musical, but sound has meaning and sometimes the meaning of sound is specific […]
Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring. Written by Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape and Kudus Adebayo. Sub-Saharan Africa faces a range of development challenges, including high population growth, poverty, food insecurity, and poor health. There is a clear need for qualified and skilled researchers to […]
Sexism is rife in the Nigerian, Kenyan and South African press. And it’s left unchecked. Written by Dinfin Mulupi, University of Maryland and Lindsey Blumell, City, University of London. Uncovering systemic abuse against disproportionately women and girls, but also men and boys, has been coined the Me Too movement. Started […]
New technologies mean states must reconsider what ‘reproductive rights’ are. Written by Bonginkosi Shozi, University of KwaZulu-Natal. A number of technological advances have revolutionised human reproduction in the past few decades. One example is in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the process of fertilising a woman’s eggs with a man’s sperm in […]
