Editor's note

Last June the world football body FIFA essentially took over the running of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement by some of the continent’s football officials. Now FIFA has handed the reins back to CAF – after making some sweeping changes. Chuka Onwumechili says these changes look good on paper but raise questions about the future of the beautiful game in African countries.

 

Joey Akan

Editor

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Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Dean Furman of South Africa during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Visionhaus/Getty Images

Why FIFA’s reform proposals could damage African football

Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University

FIFA’s six-month receivership in Africa has left a mark on African football.

Science + Technology

What we learned from dinosaur teeth in North Africa

Femke Holwerda, Utrecht University

Teeth can reveal a lot about diversity when they are reasonably well-preserved.

New ways to clean homes may help in Ghana’s fight against bacterial disease

Emmanuel Tsekleves, Lancaster University

Combining design innovation methods with medical disciplines such as microbiology can help tackle health related challenges.

Politics

Probe into the death of UN boss 60 years ago needs South Africa’s help

Henning Melber, University of Pretoria; Barney Pityana, University of South Africa

Does South Africa have skeletons in the closet over the death of the UN Secretary-General?

Medical waste offers insights into South Africa’s use of pharmaceuticals

Rebecca Hodes, University of Cape Town

The pharmaceutical waste from Buffalo City dump sites reveals that the sale of over-the-counter drugs remains vastly unregulated and under-researched.

En français

Pourquoi l’opinion publique malienne a une vision négative de l’opération Barkhane

Boubacar Haidara, Université Bordeaux Montaigne

Au Mali, les critiques visant l’opération Barkhane, dont l’objectif proclamé est de rendre sa stabilité au pays, sont de plus en plus vives.

À Lyon, de jeunes Guinéens font le récit de leur migration

Maureen Burnot, Université Lumière Lyon 2

Que font une dizaine de Guinéens sur la place Mazagran à Lyon ? Et comment peuvent-ils faire entendre leurs voix et leur histoire auprès de voisins inquiets ?

From our international editions

How Iran’s millennials are grappling with crippling US sanctions

Manata Hashemi, University of Oklahoma

Despite what you might see on the news, many of Iran's young people are far from rebellious. Instead, they have dealt with dwindling job prospects by conforming to a strict code of morality.

Bolivia: contribution of indigenous people to fighting climate change is hanging by a thread

Iokiñe Rodríguez, University of East Anglia; Mirna Inturias, Universidad Nur

A new study revealed that indigenous territories store more than half the carbon in the Amazon forest.

 
 
 
 

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