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Africa’s population growth will be the centre of attention this week in Entebbe, Uganda as leaders from across a range of disciplines apply their minds to how it can be slowed down. Alex Ezeh and Garumma Tolu Feyissa set out the factors driving high fertility rates, and explain some of the solutions that will be considered.
The benefits that the internationalisation of African companies creates for their home countries have until recently not been documented. Research by Danson Kimani and Geofry Areneke fills this gap. They find that the benefits include the diffusion of best practices on corporate governance into their home markets. Internationalisation also assists African companies to lessen the impact of local challenges, including corruption and
nepotism, on their business and corporate governance.
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A mother walking her child home from school in Uganda.
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Alex Ezeh, Drexel University; Garumma Tolu Feyissa, Jimma University
High fertility is driven by a number of factors including desired family size, low levels of use of modern contraceptives, and high levels of adolescent childbearing.
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African multinationals diffuse international best practices on corporate governance at home.
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Danson Kimani, University of Essex; Geofry Areneke, Manchester Metropolitan University
Little research has been done on the impact of multinational companies that are born and bred on African soil.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Edward Tchie, King's College London
South Sudan has had many opportunities to create a lasting peace but so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.
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Paul Basu, SOAS, University of London
Art, outreach and fieldwork can help reframe Britain's imperial past, by re-humanising the people subjected to anthropological 'colonial science'.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Schmulow, University of Wollongong
Attitudes to banks are changing. This requires them to be more customer centric, and to take their role in society more seriously.
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Julia Gaffield, Georgia State University
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Carol Anne Goodwin Jones, University of Birmingham
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Elise Lobbedez, EM Lyon
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
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