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Zimbabwe is on the edge. To help prevent the chaos from escalating even further, President Emmerson Mnangagwa - and those he can rally behind him in the ruling Zanu-PF - need urgently to take steps towards forming a government of national unity as has been done before in the country, writes Tapiwa Chagonda.
Nigerians are set to head to the polls early next month, and campaigning is in full swing. One of the biggest promises President Muhammadu Buhari made when he came to power in 2015 was that he would deal with threats to the country’s security. But, argues Olayinka Ajala, Buhari has failed to live up to those promises - and that may cost him a second term.
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Protesters block a major road leading into centre of Zimbabwe’ capital Harare.
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Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg
To stem the tide of the current crisis before it totally overwhelms President Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF, he needs to immediately cease the brutal onslaught on civilians.
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Nigerian soldiers clearing a Boko Haram camp in Borno State in 2015.
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Olayinka Ajala, University of York
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is hoping to be reelected but he's fallen short on the country's security challenges.
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Business + Economy
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Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria
The World Bank’s original governance arrangements have changed much more slowly than the scale and nature of its operations.
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Lauren Gurrieri, RMIT University
How do you celebrate masculinity without also acknowledging toxic masculinity in the #metoo era?
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Science + Technology
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Jonas Wolff, Macquarie University
Believe it or not, I have studied the hairy legs of spiders for years and can give you some definitive answers on this.
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Ian Moffat, Flinders University
No area of archaeology has seen such vibrant change in recent times than how we understand our family tree. Could 2019 be the year we learn more about our mysterious ancestor Homo erectus?
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