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The death of former Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe provides a moment to reflect on leadership succession in the last three countries to achieve independence and black majority rule in southern Africa: Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. Henning Melber sets out how in all three countries – which remain led by liberation struggle heroes decades after the end of white minority rule – young people and women have hardly made significant inroads into the male-dominated core structures of power.
Dams are an important way to ensure that more people across sub-Saharan Africa have consistent access to clean water. But if they’re not properly planned, dams may bring an unintended consequence: a rise in cases of malaria. Solomon Kibret explains how factors like altitude, rainfall and the slope of a dam can contribute to malaria cases.
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the funeral of his predecessor, Robert Mugabe.
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Henning Melber, University of Pretoria
It remains to be seen how much longer the 'old men syndrome' will persist in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, despite growing frustration among the politically powerless.
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Solomon Kibret, University of California, Irvine
Water is crucial to the spread of malaria because mosquitoes breed and lay their eggs in or near bodies of water.
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Environment + Energy
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Natasha Kruger, Stellenbosch University
What was particularly interesting about the responses of the tadpoles was that they were similar even through they had very different evolutionary histories with the three species we chose.
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Mark D. Scherz, Technical University Braunschweig
The Red List ranks species based on how threatened they are. But it can be inaccurate.
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From our international editions
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Tara Smith, Bangor University
Destroying the Amazon rainforest will accelerate climate change, harming millions. Can those responsible be prosecuted?
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Einat Gedalya-Lavy, Newcastle University
As Israelis head to the polls for the second time in 2019, what role will gender play in the vote?
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Gemma Bird, University of Liverpool
The new Greek government is putting in place new measures to stop the flow of refugees crossing the Aegan Sea.
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Thomas J. Kwak, North Carolina State University; Alonso Ramirez, North Carolina State University
Big storms with lots of flooding, like hurricanes Dorian and Maria, actually restore the Caribbean's delicate balance between native and nonnative fish species, new research finds.
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Chantal Pouliot, Université Laval; Audrey Groleau, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR); Isabelle Arseneau, Université Laval
Les citoyens détiennent des savoirs pertinents et sont capables de saisir les enjeux complexes des questions socialement et scientifiquement vives, dont les changements climatiques.
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Olivier Lamotte, École de Management de Normandie – UGEI; Ana Colovic, Neoma Business School; Octavio Escobar, PSB Paris School of Business – UGEI; Pierre-Xavier Meschi, IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management – Aix-Marseille Université
Le cas du Mexique nous enseigne que les multinationales sont de plus en plus vigilantes mais que leurs activités encouragent les violations dans les entreprises locales.
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