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Editor's note
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Jean-Pierre Bemba could run for the presidency in the DRC’s upcoming general election after he won several appeals against convictions by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Reuben Loffman explains why Bemba remains a popular figure among some in his home country.
In Kenya, about 30 000 people are expected to be affected by evictions that took place in Kibera, the country’s biggest slum, this week. Kefa Otiso explains why forced evictions are so prevalent in the capital Nairobi, and what can be done to prevent them.
A great deal of stock taking is being done on HIV and AIDS to coincide with the 22nd International AIDS conference in Amsterdam. There’s clear evidence that there have many remarkable breakthroughs in finding solutions to the pandemic, but the goal of eradicating HIV and AIDS by 2030 still isn’t attainable. Linda-Gail Bekker reflects on the next steps.
The story of Nelson Mandela has been told in a myriad of different ways. But South African photographer, Bonile Bam, takes a different approach. He’s documented the path Mandela walked as a boy. Raymond Suttner sets out what the photographs tell us about the icon’s origins.
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Julie Masiga
Peace + Security Editor
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Top Stories
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Reuben Loffman, Queen Mary University of London
Jean-Pierre Bemba is a man with a past. Once accused of crimes against humanity, he is now making a play for the DRC's presidency.
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Kefa Otiso, Bowling Green State University
Kenya needs to complete its national digital land registry to increase transparency and efficiency of the city’s land.
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Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town
The HIV epidemic is far from over and it's not time to disengage, says International Aids Society President Linda-Gail Bekker.
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Raymond Suttner, University of Johannesburg
Photographs tell the story of Nelson Mandela the humanist and take us into the settings that shaped his childhood.
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Zimbabwe Poll
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David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg
A new survey suggests opposition Zimbabwean leader Nelson Chamisa is closing in on the ruling Zanu-PF's President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
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Gift Mwonzora, Rhodes University
It's the final lap before Zimbabwe's first election since the fall of Robert Mugabe. The jury is out on who will win the presidency.
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Dumisani Moyo, University of Johannesburg
Zimbabwe's upcoming elections potentially marks the start of a new order in the country, where the stakes are extremely high.
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Brooks Marmon, University of Edinburgh
The credibility of Zimbabwe's elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
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Business + Economy
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Azage Tegegne, International Livestock Research Institute
In Ethiopia most of the milk comes from local breeds which aren't suited to milk production.
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Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Dalhousie University
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement promises to redefine relations among African states and beyond.
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Sanusha Naidu, University of South Africa
The BRICS bloc can't be written off. At the same time it shouldn't be romanticised, given its internal challenges.
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Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg
Debates around South Africa's health market inquiry must remember that not all proposals for regulating private economic activity are an attack on the market.
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Politics + Society
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Cynthia Wangamati, University of Oslo
Rape culture in Kenya means that women are often blamed for being victims of assault. This needs to change.
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Christopher Williams, University of the Witwatersrand
Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
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Theo Neethling, University of the Free State
Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security.
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Jonathan Sears, University of Winnipeg
Mali faces huge challenges. Through the upcoming presidential election, Malians will tell the next president what they will and won't accept for their future.
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Health + Medicine
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Dr Morna Cornell, University of Cape Town
Women and children remain the focus of HIV while men are disadvantaged in accessing testing and treatment in Africa.
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Mary-Ann Davies, University of Cape Town; Amy Slogrove, Stellenbosch University
The first global comparison of adolescents that acquired HIV as newborns highlights the challenges around treatment.
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Education
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Oliver Mutanga, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Bothwell Manyonga, University of South Africa; Sindile Ngubane-Mokiwa, University of South Africa
South Africa has a new policy framework for students with disabilities but will it bring real change?
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Nicola Branson, University of Cape Town
South Africa needs to improve efforts to increase student numbers at technical colleges.
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Hann, University of Amsterdam
Although Senegal's overall World Cup result was disappointing, the team showed that they have a great deal to build on for future campaigns.
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Environment + Energy
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Hennie Smit, Stellenbosch University
South African soldiers reported that environmental education and training programmes instilled environmentally friendly behaviour in them.
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