During the rainy seasons the Benue and Niger Rivers burst their banks leading to flooding across Nigeria, causing major destruction and claiming many lives. This year’s death toll is close to 200 and about 600 000 others have been displaced. Nelson Odume argues that the high fatalities can be minimised.
Since coming to power, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made great strides in his reforms like the peace deal with Eritrea after two decades of hostilities, and the release of Ethiopian political detainees. But the new premier’s agenda is at risk of being derailed by a spike in ethnic tension that has bedevilled the country for years, writes Yohannes Gedamu.
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Flooding is an annual reality across Nigeria.
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Nelson Odume, Rhodes University
Flooding seems to be an inevitable reality for Nigeria. But the risks can be minimised.
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Politics + Society
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Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
Can Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed overcome the country's contemporary history of tribal politics?
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Arts + Culture
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Kylie Thomas, University of the Free State
Acknowledging the source of the images would amplify rather than diminish the power of Hank Willis Thomas's political art.
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Health + Medicine
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Nelesh P. Govender, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Fungal diseases can be life-threatening for people living with HIV, cancer patients and those admitted to hospital.
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From our international editions
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Ellen W. Evans, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Patients undergoing chemotherapy are at particular risk from food poisoning - but they aren't being made aware how critical food safety is at home.
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Walid Hejazi, University of Toronto
If we continue to shut Indigenous communities out of the modern economy, critical infrastructure projects will continue to be delayed and natural resources will remain stuck in the ground.
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Saloni Kapur, Lancaster University
Despite perceptions of an antagonistic Pakistan-India-Afghanistan dynamic, there are strong institutional foundations for a more cooperative relationship.
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