Call for Political and Civic Space by Participants Dominates Political Forum in Rumbek

“During the civil wars of 2013 and 2016, we never imagined a time would come when we could be free to assemble and discuss the future of our nation without fear,” says Stephen Mathiang Deng, Minister for Cabinet Affairs in Lakes state, South Sudan. Minister Deng was speaking at a three-day interaction, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which brought together key stakeholders—politicians, youth, women, community […]

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Health / Medical

We know what to eat to stay healthy. So why is it so hard to make the right choices?

By Nina Van Dyke, Victoria University A healthy diet protects us against a number of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. From early childhood, we receive an abundance of information about how we should eat to be healthy and reduce our risk of disease. And most people have a broad understanding of what healthy eating looks like. But this knowledge doesn’t always result in healthier eating. […]

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Health / Medical

What is mitochondrial donation? And how might it help people have a healthy baby one day?

Jonathan Borba/Pexels By Karin Hammarberg, Monash University; Catherine Mills, Monash University; Mary Herbert, Monash University, and Molly Johnston, Monash University Mitochondria are tiny structures in cells that convert the food we eat into the energy our cells need to function. Mitochondrial disease (or mito for short) is a group of conditions that affect this ability to generate the energy organs require to work properly. There are […]

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Oshiwambo

Russia kena ooholo naakwiita ya pumbiwa okuninga iiponokela iinene mo ukraine

Shika oshiikwatelela komunambelewa gopombanda mo NATO. Shiikwatelela ko Sky news omunambelewa okwati Moscow otaka pumbwa oku landa iilwitho oyindji kiilongo yilwe,ngele okwa hala oku ninga iikonga iinene mo Ukraine. Ashike okwa londodha kutya Russia otaka vula oku kaleka eliko lye lya pyakudhukilwa iita. Ta londodha wo kutya otashi kwata ethimbo omanga Ukraine inaa mona iilwitho nooholo oshowo aakwiita opo ya a vule oku ninga iikonga iinene. Russia okwa kala ta […]

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South Africa

Ordinary white South Africans and apartheid – bound to a racist system they helped prop up

By Neil Roos, University of Fort Hare In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of cities to house the black population and legislation to control their movements. Many academic studies have focused on black life under apartheid, but few on white life – and even fewer on […]

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APO International

Maximizing Returns: Pioneering Africa’s Energy Boom Takes Center Stage at Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025

The Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris has unveiled its 2025 theme: Pioneering Africa's Energy Boom: Strategic Investment for Maximum Returns. This year's event focuses on drawing in new technical and financial partners to harness the vast potential of Africa's energy sector – driving growth and returns on investment. Building on this year’s edition, the forum will place a renewed focus on broadening the pool of global investors […]

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Africa

West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas

By Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have broken away and formed an alternative grouping, the Alliance of Sahel States. While […]

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Africa

Ghana is planning its first nuclear energy plant: what’s behind the decision

By Seth Kofi Debrah, University of Ghana Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant. The companies are: France’s EDF, US-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group; China National Nuclear Corporation; South Korea’s Kepco and its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Corporation; and Russia’s Rosatom. The Conversation Africa’s Godfred Akoto Boafo interviewed […]

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APO International

Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to Host Second All-Female Basketball Without Borders Camp for Top International Prospects as Part of AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 in Phoenix

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced nearly 40 of the top high-school-age prospects from 24 countries outside the U.S. who will travel to Phoenix, Ariz. for the second Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global girls camp. The event will be held Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21 at the Verizon 5G Performance Center – the official training […]

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