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Malawi has done a great deal of work to get more of its children into the classroom. But, writes Rochelle Holm, the country is falling behind badly when it comes to providing safe, hygienic toilet facilities at schools - particularly for children with disabilities.
The festering conflict between Anglophone Cameroonians and the country's majority-Francophone army and government represents a major test as the nation prepares for presidential elections in October. Phyllis Taoua offers three suggestions to calm the situation, bring real change and ensure the polls are free and fair.
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Schools, according to policy, must have at least one latrine or toilet for boys and girls that cater for pupils with disabilities.
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Rochelle Holm, Mzuzu University
Children with disabilities face several challenges and need to be heard to make school infrastructure friendlier for them.
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Politics + Society
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Phyllis Taoua, University of Arizona
Some human rights activists worry that Cameroon could be the site of Africa's next civil war.
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Nyx McLean, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Homonormativity, like heteronormativity, privileges certain lives over others.
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Environment + Energy
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Alice McClure, University of Cape Town; Gina Ziervogel, University of Cape Town
Tackling climate change in African cities is difficult but multiple perspectives from all over the continent can help.
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From our international editions
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Mary Gallagher, University of Michigan
China want to win the World Cup by 2050. This year, its team didn't even qualify for the tournament. China has money, power and a dream – but that doesn't add up to soccer brilliance.
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Thomas Collett, University of Portsmouth
Exactly 99 years after Einstein's theory of general relativity was proven right in our own solar system, scientists show that it also holds true for entire galaxies.
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Martin Hvidt, University of Southern Denmark
Allowing women to drive could boost the Saudi economy: by bringing more women into the workorce and making men more productive.
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