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Ethnic violence has been a recurring feature of Kenyan elections ever since multiparty politics were reintroduced in 1992. Even when polls end up being peaceful, the threat of politically instigated violence looms. With only months to go until the country’s next presidential election, Sekou Toure Otondi explains why the stakes are so high.
Poverty is widespread in the archipelago of islands off the Tanzania mainland where social change has rendered older people especially vulnerable. But, building on its strong tradition of helping those in need, writes Jeremy Seekings, Zanzibar has introduced a pension system that’s making a real difference.
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A man in Kisumu City, Kenya walks past a banner advocating for a peaceful poll.
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Sekou Toure Otondi, University of Nairobi
Kenya's next general election is slated for August 8 this year. As the country prepares for the polls, there are fears that political tensions will result in violence. Will history repeat itself?
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Politics + Society
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Jeremy Seekings, University of Cape Town
The case of Zanzibar shows that, given certain political conditions, even low-income countries in Africa can introduce and pay for a universal pension programme.
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Education
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Jane Battersby, University of Cape Town
How can African research universities be more responsive to African countries' needs? And how can these universities work together to leverage funding for research informed by African realities?
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Business + Economy
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Romola Adeola, McGill University
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
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From our international editions
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Paul Smith, University of Nottingham
France's new president is just 39-years-old and started his own political movement barely a year ago. So how did he do it?
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Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology; Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology
Flying cars have been the stuff of science fiction for years, and now companies are now starting to look at such options. But what will it take to get our cars off the ground?
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Simon Klein, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier; Andrew Barron, Macquarie University
It's a decade since US beekeepers first noticed that their bees were mysteriously dying. Now we know much more about Colony Collapse Disorder, raising hopes that we can turn bees' fortunes around.
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Faegheh Shirazi, University of Texas at Austin
Islamic fashion is a rapidly growing industry: Muslim spending on fashion is expected to reach US$488 billion by 2019. What has led to this growth?
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In French
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Adam Abdou Hassan, Université de Rouen Normandie
Le continent africain a de bonnes raisons de croire aux vertus économiques du développement durable. Panorama des initiatives qui tentent d’associer croissance et respect de l’environnement.
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