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It’s just five months since Abiy Ahmed took over as Ethiopian Prime Minister and set off a dramatic series of events that have changed the political landscape and offered the hope of bringing an end to hostilities across the troubled Horn of Africa. It would be a mistake to ridicule what has been achieved, argues Martin Plaut. But internal reforms in both Ethiopia and Eritrea still have to be addressed for long-term peace and security to be consolidated.
Illegal fishing on the high seas gets a lot of attention. But not when it happens in fresh water lakes. It’s so bad in Africa’s Lake Victoria that it’s threatening the future of fisheries in the second largest body of fresh water in the world. Addressing it isn’t easy. Fiona Nunan describes how corruption, involving all stakeholders - from fishers to traders and the police – is undermining attempts to regulate the industry.
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki re-opening the Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa.
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Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study
It would be a mistake to ridicule what's been achieved in the Horn of Africa, but obstacles remain.
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Environment + Energy
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Fiona Nunan, University of Birmingham
Urgent measures need to be adopted to prevent corruption linked to illegal fishing activity in an around Lake Victoria.
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Science + Technology
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Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand
Ancient indigenous people often collected fossil shells, teeth and bones that have provided critical clues about human origins.
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Education
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Jackline Nyerere, Kenyatta University
Better, more standardised frameworks are needed especially in Uganda if its universities are to benefit from transnational partnerships.
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From our international editions
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Alain Naef, University of Cambridge
A number of emerging markets are struggling but this doesn't mean they are totally related.
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Senthorun Raj, Keele University
As they shook off a particularly unpleasant colonial hangover, the justices of India's Supreme Court issued a remarkably emotional set of judgments.
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Ben Keane, University of Sheffield
Scientists have calculated the 'water footprint' of different diets across the UK, France and Germany.
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