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Kenya’s High Court was due to rule on decriminalising same sex relationships on Friday, but announced a last minute postponement. The country’s LGBTI community has seen some success in the courts in recent years, but will the High Court do away with laws that carry 14-year sentences for homosexuals? Adriaan van Klinken explains the colonial history of the country’s homophobic laws, as well the growing visibility of LGBTI people in
Kenya.
The world’s youngest nation South Sudan hasn’t fared well since gaining independence in 2011. The country plunged into civil war two years later and millions were displaced. But Yohannes Gedamu believes that the most recent ceasefire between the ruling party and the rebels offers renewed hope to bring stability to the region, arguing that the first order of business must be to deal with the refugee crisis.
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Churchgoers in Nairobi who support gay rights lit candles ahead of the court ruling.
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Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds
Kenya's LGBTI community will have to wait a while longer for the High Court's ruling on whether it will decriminalise homosexual relationships.
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir (right) shaking hands with former rebel leader and Vice President, Riek Machar.
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Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
South Sudan's road to peace has been bumpy but there's hope.
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Business + Economy
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Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg
South Africa's latest budget was a necessary stop-gap after the ravages of the past decade. But it didn't have ideas that addressed the needs of poor people.
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Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra
Evidence suggests that black South Africans can and do save money -- just not for retirement.
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Environment + Energy
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Alessandra Giannini, École normale supérieure (ENS)
A combination of reasons have led to the drying of the Sahel.
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Richard Yarnell, Nottingham Trent University
Revealed: spotted hyaena are actually excellent hunters in their own right.
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Clifford Johnson, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The film wowed critics and fans. But its hidden power may be black lead characters who are accomplished scientists – just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.
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Chen Kane, Middlebury
Exporting nuclear technology is lucrative, but without strict safeguards, buyers could divert it into bomb programs. Why is Saudi Arabia shopping for nuclear power, and should the US provide it?
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Emilie Guitard, IFRA Nigéria
Après la visite d’E. Macron l’été dernier au New Afrika Shrine de Lagos, retour sur l’histoire de ce lieu culturel et politique mythique, et à travers elle sur la trajectoire de son fondateur, Fela Kuti.
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Emilie Guitard, IFRA Nigéria
Pour beaucoup au Nigéria, la visite d’E. Macron au Shrine de Fela Kuti en 2018 a constitué un événement exceptionnel. Un retour sur l’histoire de ce lieu culturel et politique mythique permet de saisir les enjeux de cette soirée présidentielle.
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