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What had been billed as a close-run contest turned out to be a comfortable re-election run for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. While the election results were prone to manipulation, writes Leila Demarest, the overall result indicates that Buhari’s All Progressives’ Congress did in fact win. Buhari’s popularity in the north, voter apathy in the south and the opposition’s uninspired choice appear to have been the factors that sealed
his victory.
Raging fires have so far destroyed 20,000 hectares of Mount Kenya National Park and surrounding areas. Fires in the area happen regularly, though this one is particularly big. Mary Henry, John Maingi and Jessica McCarty explain how satellite information can help predict where future fires might happen and where preventative efforts should be concentrated.
In the latest episode of Pasha we pick Estelle Monique Sidze’s brain about teen pregnancies in Kenya. She talks about the difficulties girls face, including stigma and mental health stresses.
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President Muhammadu Buhari (left) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during a campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State.
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Leila Demarest, Leiden University
In the end, Buhari possibly won simply because the Peoples Democratic Party wasn't offering a viable alternative.
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Fires on Mount Kenya are a regular occurrence.
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Mary C. Henry, Miami University; Jessica McCarty, Miami University; John Maingi, Miami University
Detailed fire history information isn't available for Mount Kenya, satellite information can help fill the gaps.
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Business + Economy
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Carina Bruwer, University of Cape Town
With the exception of Somali piracy, counter-measures have failed to stop transnational criminal networks from taking to the seas.
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Ricardo Reboredo, Trinity College Dublin; Frances Brill, UCL
What a failed megacity project in Johannesburg says about similar ambitious ideas across the continent.
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Environment + Energy
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Vicky Boult, University of Reading
Amid a growing human population, African elephants are confined to an increasingly managed existence. Do we want more for one of the world's most loved species?
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Cressida Bowyer, University of Portsmouth; Heather Price, University of Stirling
How theatre and artwork allowed us to better address severe air pollution.
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Podcast
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
Pregnant teens in Kenya face a number of challenges.
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
Nigeria has a massive battle tackling Lassa fever.
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From our internationals
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Emma Vardy, Coventry University
Sharing a book together doesn't stop being important once a child learns to read.
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Lisa Sugiura, University of Portsmouth; Anne Kirby, University of Portsmouth
It's not just the media who fuel unnecessary concern about so-called suicide games.
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