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It’s been nine years since Nigerian authorities charged former banking executives with large scale corruption. Since then only one has been successfully prosecuted while all the other cases have faced endless delays. With no justice in sight, Oludara Akanmidu argues that the failure to bring all the executives to book highlights major weaknesses in Nigeria’s justice system.
More young people across Africa are taking up Nelson Mandela’s example of ethical leadership. Alan Hirsch looks at how young politically-engaged men and women on the continent are pushing the boundaries of accountability.
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Oludara Akanmidu, De Montfort University
Nigeria is failing to prosecute banking executives charged with fraud due to deep weaknesses in the system.
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Politics + Society
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Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town
Increasingly, young people across Africa are taking up Nelson Mandela's challenge of working to improve the lives of ordinary people.
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Mia Swart, Human Sciences Research Council
Legislation to control the private funding of political parties in South Africa is long overdue.
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Environment + Energy
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Jason Gilchrist, Edinburgh Napier University
Scientists have created embryos from the eggs of southern white rhino and sperm from their northern counterparts.
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Health + Medicine
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Russell Rensburg, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa's health care needs to be reformed so that everyone has access regardless of affordability or location.
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Michelle Stanton, Lancaster University; Christopher Jones
High-tech drones and low-tech 'bucket and spade' are helping Malawians fight malaria.
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Rupert Knox, University of Sheffield
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Christine Calder, Mississippi State University
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