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It’s been 10 years since the Boko Haram terror group declared a Holy War against the Nigerian state. Since then the group has been linked to the deaths of over 37,000 people, kidnapped more than 1,000 children and displaced over two million. Jideofor Adibe argues that Boko Haram has survived thanks to its ability to adopt different strategies.
Black women face inequalities in higher education in South Africa and Kenya. These are a continuation of other issues they face in society. There are legal frameworks to address this but they need better implementation, says Beatrice Akala in this episode of Pasha.
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Military and government officials supervise the airlift of girls rescued from Boko Haram at Maiduguri Airport.
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Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi
It's been a decade since Boko Haram morphed into a violent, radicalised, Jihadist sect after the death of its founder. Since then it has caused untold harm in Nigeria.
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Education
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Ademola Johnson Ajuwon, University of the Witwatersrand; Christoph Pimmer, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
How Whatsapp supports nurse students in Nigeria and helps them transition into the workplace.
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Mncedisi Maphalala, University of Zululand; Nhlanhla Mpofu, University of the Free State
What South Africa needs to do to recruit the number of teachers needed to offer quality education.
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Podcasts
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
Women have to push through barriers to access higher education.
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
To break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition, the government needs to ensure that children have access to sufficient healthy food.
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From our international editions
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Angus McNelly, Queen Mary University of London
Recent events in Bolivia represent both a military coup d'état and a moment of mass protest.
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Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University
The Earth has experienced five periods of mass extinction. Scientists can't quite be certain yet, but they're fairly sure we're now well into the sixth.
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