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Earthquakes cannot be predicted; the best tools to mitigate the impact are seismic hazard studies.
A scholar who has been working in Marrakech writes about the artisan communities, which have maintained the city’s architectural rich heritage for generations and have been hit hard by the earthquake.
Better monitoring of groundwater is important for sustainable management.
Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
Member states need to arrive at binding, transparent and enforceable priorities to see progress.
Countries that lean towards democracy are less likely to welcome Chinese labourers.
Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines how images and attire are used and seen in war zones and occupied lands.
There are many reasons that malaria is so persistent in Africa. Four of them are poverty, human movement, resistance and climate change.
France’s ‘renewed partnership’ with Algeria may be less about exploring a difficult and painful past and more about pressing political concerns.
Macron’s recent visits to Africa tell a story in which France is doing penance for its colonial crimes while trying to maintain influence gained through colonialism.
The unprecedented declassification of French nuclear archives sheds light upon the nuclear tests in Algeria circa 1960.
Long considered a frozen conflict, the Western Sahara dispute roared back to life in late 2020, reviving old wounds and inflicting fresh ones.
The creation of the G5 Sahel added to the traffic of security groupings in the region
Maghreb countries are unlikely to step up to replace Russian gas supplies without an implicit nod from Moscow.
Wheat accounts for about 20% of human calorie consumption, and Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters. The war could hit household food supplies in countries as far apart as Egypt and Indonesia.
In order for snow to form, two distinctive weather properties are needed: cold temperatures and moist air. The Sahara can tick these boxes.
Macron’s approach to Africa policy emulates the 1950’s strategies. Why? A big part of the answer can be found in the fact that today’s global circumstances are similar to those of post-World War II.
The film showed how a country can win militarily, but still lose the battle for ‘hearts and minds’.
Bouteflica’s two decades in power were the most damaging Algeria had experienced since independence from France in 1962.
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Visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center and Senior Professor of International Studies and Director of Research in Geopolitics, Kedge Business School
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations, Utrecht University
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in French Studies, University of Westminster
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
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Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Director of programmes, African Academy of Sciences
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Associate professor, University of Ibadan
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Associate research scientist, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Afrobarometer Senior Analyst/Methodologist, University of Cape Town
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Tshwane University of Technology
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Associate Professor of History, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Aberdeen