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Ethiopia and Eritrea have been at loggerheads for more than 20 years. Tensions went as far as a two-year full-blown war between the countries. But the appointment of a new leader in Ethiopia has opened the door to peace. As Yohannes Gedamu writes, peace between the two nations will have a stabilising effect on the Horn of Africa, and the rest of East Africa.
South Africa's health minister has tabled a long awaited and ambitious bill that aims to provide universal health care through a single health system. But in its current form, argues Laetitia Rispel, the proposed new legislation doesn’t address the biggest challenges facing the country’s health care system. It also potentially carries added risks.
We stated incorrectly in Tuesday's newsletter that the next World Cup will be in held in Qatar in 2020. The date is 2022.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea could strike a peace deal.
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Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
If peace is achieved between Ethiopia and Eritrea, it will help stabilise the Horn of Africa, and the broader East Africa region.
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Health + Medicine
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Laetitia Rispel, University of the Witwatersrand
The bill to provide universal health care in South Africa is not the silver bullet for the challenges in the health sector.
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Environment + Energy
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Brett M Bennett, University of Johannesburg
It's important to be wary of planting trees in places where none exist, or where there are significant water constraints.
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Science + Technology
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Michal Gwizdala, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tjaart Krüger, University of Pretoria
Proteins guard their secrets closely, but once you get them to "sing", there's an enormous amount to learn.
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From our international editions
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Douglas Sheil, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Mike Bruford, Cardiff University; Serge Wich, Liverpool John Moores University; Stephanie Spehar, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Time to rethink orangutan conservation, now we know that our red relatives are actually very adaptable.
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Gabriel Moreno Esparza, Northumbria University, Newcastle
The power of the mainstream media to put pressure US government policy should not be underrated.
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Ruben J. Garcia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
While the Supreme Court's Janus ruling dealt a blow to organized labor, three lessons from Nevada's unions suggest things aren't as bleak as they appear.
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