Leaders’ efforts to end conflict have been ineffective. Working through regional economic communities might be part of a better approach.
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Overlapping disasters of COVID-19 and flooding could be a serious threat for Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown.
Africa is now formally free of colonial rule. Yet, the aim of remembering and furthering the fight for self determination remains relevant as ever.
Special steps need to be taken to blunt the impact of school closures, particuarly on girls.
More can be done to ease transitions for West African students in the United Kingdom.
If not addressed, there will be many more deaths from malaria and other diseases, indirectly linked to COVID-19 disruptions.
Experiences dealing with previous outbreaks of infectious disease can help countries with weak health systems prepare for new health emergencies.
The state of emergency ultimately led to substantial legal changes that should better protect women and girls. But what really happened?
Art, outreach and fieldwork can help reframe Britain’s imperial past, by re-humanising the people subjected to anthropological ‘colonial science’.
Do African decision-makers and leaders approach crises differently from counterparts elsewhere in the world?
Sharing data openly across regions and organisations can help to accelerate preparedness and responses to public health emergencies.
A proper understanding of community dynamics and local beliefs can inform medical interventions that are capable of establishing positive and productive relations with local communities.
Natural resources are an important factor in explaining why some rebel groups forcibly recruit children into their ranks.
The debate on sanctions on Zimbabwe has been lost in the southern African region and on the continent.
Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency to combat rape and sexual violence.
Liberian President George Weah believes the current citizenship regulations in the country are unnecessarily “racist” and restrictive.
Violence is not just a private matter between people. Regulating it is not the duty of communities or the state alone.
Very few women, especially those married, feel protected by the domestic violence laws in Sierra Leone.
Instability in the DRC and Ebola’s deadly properties is making it hard to contain the virus.
African Australians contribute to all major musical genres - from dance to hip hop and beyond.
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