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Science & Technology

South Africa’s internet space is getting hotter

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   A surge in internet connectivity and speeds will amplify opportunities within South Africa's already flourishing digital economy, executives in the sector believe. Africa-focused news platform Innovation Village reported the 2Africa subsea cable project is expected to be operational in the Rainbow Nation in 2024. “We expect 2Africa West and 2Africa East to be live by the end of the year,” David […]

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Africa

Somalia’s rekindled aviation industry

  By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency   The recent opening of Somalia’s first plane maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility is the latest indicator of the country’s efforts to revive a civil aviation industry that collapsed more than 30 years ago. Christened the Blue Hangar, the facility in Mogadishu is a key step towards an independent industry, according to local officials, as it offers local flight maintenance capabilities. […]

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Health / Medical

Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights

    By Stephen Tollman, University of the Witwatersrand and Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand   In 1992 a group of academics from the University of the Witwatersrand introduced a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in remote, rural South Africa to track and understand health and wellbeing in these environments. This initiative built on pioneering work by a Wits team to establish a health systems development unit in a […]

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Africa

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger want to leave Ecowas. A political scientist explains the fallout

  By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University   Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa’s main political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of their withdrawal from the bloc. The three countries are governed by military rulers who have overthrown democratically elected leaders since 2021. The Conversation Africa’s Godfred Akoto Boafo asked political scientist Olayinka Ajala about the implications of the withdrawal. Why are Mali, Benin […]

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Africa

Livelihoods at stake as Lake Victoria’s papyrus swamps come under pressure

Sarah Oginga harvesting papyrus reeds. Image by Patrick B. Newcombe. By Patrick Newcombe via Mongabay As the sun rises over the wetlands on the shores of Lake Victoria, papyrus harvesters set out into the swamps to harvest stalks of papyrus. At the docks, fishermen returning from a night’s work haul their boats onto the shore. The deep, ringing song of the papyrus gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri) and the hooting of the […]

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Africa

Even many critics of the Rwanda deportation policy are missing the point of why it’s wrong

  By Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí, University of Oxford   The UK government’s proposals to send asylum seekers arriving to the UK onto Rwanda continue to spark intense opposition. This includes opposition from right-wing Conservative MPs who don’t think the plan goes far enough. Several recently attempted a rebellion against the latest bill, arguing that it failed to conclusively stop refugees from legally challenging their own deportation to Rwanda. The government’s […]

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Lifestyle

There are benefits to sharing a bed with your pet – as long as you’re scrupulously clean

Should your dog share your bed? Some owners have better quality sleep alongside their furry friends. Keystone View/FPG/Getty Images Jacqueline Boyd, Nottingham Trent University When heading off for a night’s slumber, does your pet follow? Perhaps the cat curls up at the end of your bed. Maybe the dog dives under the duvet or pops their head on your pillow. Alternatively, your pet might have their own devoted sleeping space. […]

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World

US raids in Iraq and Syria: How retaliatory airstrikes affect network of Iran-backed militias

The headquarters of an Iranian-linked group in Anbar, Iraq was among the sites targeted by U.S. bombers. Hashd al-Shaabi Media Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images Sara Harmouch, American University and Nakissa Jahanbani, United States Military Academy West Point U.S. bombers struck dozens of sites across Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2, 2024, to avenge a drone attack that killed three American service members just days earlier. The retaliatory strikes were the […]

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South Africa

South African marriage ruling is a win for divorcees and surviving spouses: it guides the sharing of their assets

    By Waheeda Amien, University of Cape Town   South Africa’s Constitutional Court has fundamentally changed the country’s marriage law, making it fairer to people who are married “out of community of property” when their marriages end. In these marriages, the estates of spouses are kept separate. They do not combine what they own into a joint estate. The change applies to people who got married after 1 November […]

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