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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in the grip of an Ebola outbreak since August 2018. Finally this week the last patient receiving treatment was discharged. Yap Boum sets out what brought about the change, and, in particular, the impact that a change of leadership in the country had.
Ghana celebrates its 63rd independence anniversary tomorrow. The country’s independence – the first from colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa – was to set off a chain of events that would remake the African continent. Hence the long-standing interest in Africa’s first independence leader Kwame Nkrumah. Matteo Grilli, who has studied the way scholars have written about Nkrumah’s years in power, shares his insights.
A plethora of research papers have shown that, if done properly, washing one’s hands can reduce the transmission of both bacterial and viral diseases. Karen Hofman and Susan Goldstein explain why, as COVID-19 spreads, we should take the science seriously.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom at an Ebola treatment centre in Itipo.
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Yap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Everything starts and ends with leadership.
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Dance troupes mark the anniversary of Ghana’s independence in the grounds of Kwame Krumah’s masuoleum in Accra in 2007.
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Matteo Grilli, University of the Free State
Studies of Kwame Nkrumah have been influenced by the political climate both within and outside Ghana.
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Health + Medicine
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Karen Hofman, University of the Witwatersrand; Susan Goldstein, University of the Witwatersrand
Hand washing is a tried and true, scientifically proven preventive strategy that reduces the likelihood of transmitting both viral and bacterial borne diseases.
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Suresh V Kuchipudi, Pennsylvania State University
COVID-19 is not the first – nor likely the last – to emerge from the two continents.
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Politics + Society
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Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Deakin University
Many Afghans fear the landmark US-Taliban deal will not lead to peace without firm commitments from the Taliban to protect human rights and sever ties with terrorist groups.
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Madhav Joshi, University of Notre Dame
The US is taking an untraditional approach in its peace talks with the Taliban. The new deal does not contain many of the elements that are typically key to a successful peace negotiation.
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Valentin MIGABO, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
La lutte armée en RDC, qui implique une centaine de groupes, est utilisée par le pouvoir et les trafiquants pour semer le chaos, dans le but de rendre le pays ingouvernable.
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Tantely Andrianantoandro, Fondation Croix-Rouge française
Sur les hauts plateaux malgaches, la crise économique a souvent pour conséquence la déscolarisation des enfants, appelés à aider leurs parents aux champs.
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