Muslims were woven into both America’s founding population and its labor force, writes a scholar of Islam on the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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Citizens don’t just respond to disasters. They also respond to how governments manage them.
With added climate pressures, ending the abusive practice of female genital mutilation becomes more challenging.
The only interventions capable of disrupting xenophobia are those that lower, or ideally eliminate, its political, economic and social benefits.
Africa’s ‘coup belt’ has seen rising anti-Western sentiment.
In areas that had received the most American aid, the probability of conflict increased by 3.1 percentage points.
Africa needs to navigate the tension between interdependence, economic security, and economic diversification.
A new peace initiative has put the future of Sudan’s Islamist movement at the centre of post-war politics.
To study accumulative stone throwing among wild chimpanzees, researchers hike deep into the savanna-woodland of Boé — a habitat increasingly threatened by industrial mining.
Three experts explain how the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola may have crossed continents.
A landmark climate case before the African Court asks what African states must do to protect human rights, phase out fossil fuels, and tackle climate change.
Three incidents in recent weeks have sparked concern over whether we’re seeing a resurgence of Somali piracy.
Sovereign debt markets are beginning to develop a way to manage shocks before they escalate into full restructuring episodes.
Weak surveillance and climate change could allow deadly hantaviruses to spread unnoticed across African countries, raising the risk of future outbreaks.
Everything you need to know about the Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has prompted the WHO to declare it a global health emergency.
The World Bank Group’s integration process must at least maintain the current independence, accessibility and effectiveness of its three accountability mechanisms.
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
Botswana has significantly expanded income support for older people but it’s left them without the care they need.
These little predators are on tiny missions to seek and destroy mosquitoes, especially ones full of blood.
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