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One of my close friends is a Kenyan who currently lives and works in Tunisia. So I was very concerned for her safety when I saw Tunisian president Kais Saied’s negative comments about migrants in the country. Among other things, he accused sub-Saharan migrants of “violence, crime and unacceptable acts”. His comments led to violence against migrants, as well as detentions. Many have since fled the country. Saied’s comments received widespread international condemnation. I asked Jean-Pierre Cassarino, an expert on international migration in the Maghreb and Africa region, what might be behind the president’s attack. He explained that it’s a popular political tactic: divert attention from
local issues by using migrants as a scapegoat.
Traditional wrestling plays an important role in much of Senegalese society and is one of the country’s national sports. But it’s much more than a sport. Ousmane Ba describes how important it is to Senegal’s cultural heritage, particularly in the education and social integration of young men.
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Jean-Pierre Cassarino, College of Europe
Tunisia is behaving like many other countries confronted by social, political and economic challenges - it’s blaming migrants as a ploy to divert attention.
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Ousmane Ba, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Traditional wrestling is part of Senegal’s cultural heritage and plays an important role in the education and social integration of young men.
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Eunice Anyango Owino, University of Nairobi
This mosquito spreads very fast to new areas and can adapt to various climatic conditions, unlike the non-invasive malaria vectors.
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Astrid R.N. Haas, University of Toronto
Gender parity in the top echelons of donor organisations is key, given that Africa’s cities rely on international aid for development.
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Destruction de médicaments contrefaits et illégaux saisis par les autorités, le 21 avril 2015 à Dakar.. Photo AFP;
Boukary Sana, Université Nazi Boni
La guerre contre les médicaments falsifiés ne peut être gagnée si le public et les médias ne se joignent pas au combat.
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Robert Baloh, University of California, Los Angeles
Havana syndrome has spread to government officials around the world and stumped doctors for years. Despite news of mysterious attacks, evidence suggests mass psychogenic illness may be the true cause.
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Kimberley Davis, United States Forest Service; Jamie Peeler, University of Montana; Philip Higuera, University of Montana
Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.
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Shireen Daft, Macquarie University
The recent reports of poison attacks on over 1000 Iranian schoolgirls appears to be another shocking chapter in the war against girls’ education.
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Miriam Frankel, The Conversation
Physics makes a lot of assumptions about time that may be getting in the way of understanding the fourth dimension.
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