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Half a century after the end of the Biafran war in Nigeria, the wounds and grievances of that turbulent time have resurfaced, as they have done intermittently in the intervening years. This time they provide the backdrop to the tweet sent by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari which was deleted by Twitter, and which sparked off tit-for-tat retaliations between the government and the media platform. Benjamin Maiangwa and Oluchi Ogbu provide
the historical context that underpins the ongoing and unresolved sensitivities and tensions around the Biafran question, and why it remains such a sore point.
Hundreds of dams and large irrigation schemes have been set up across Africa since the mid-20th century, with the aim of increasing food security, reducing poverty and stimulating economic growth. But many have had disappointing results. Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster evaluated the performance of 79 irrigation schemes and found the main causes of failure were the political and management frameworks underpinning the
project development. They suggest a rethink of ways to increase food security and farmer incomes.
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Ogechi Ekeanyanwu
Commissioning Editor: Nigeria
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The feeling of desertion by Nigeria’s federal government has not left the region that was defined as Biafra during the country’s civil war.
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Benjamin Maiangwa, Durham University; Oluchi Gloria Ogbu, University of Manitoba
Until the conditions that led to the Nigeria-Biafra war are resolved, the debate on the viability of one Nigeria will continue to arise.
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Photo by Michel Huet/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Tom Higginbottom, University of Manchester; Roshan Adhikari, University of Manchester; Timothy Foster, University of Manchester
African governments risk repeating mistakes of the 20th century with damaging consequences for poverty, food security and economic development.
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Environment + Energy
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Theophilus Acheampong, University of Aberdeen; Bridget O. Menyeh, Loughborough University
Addressing inefficiencies in Ghana's electricity sector will reduce the need to price in distribution losses.
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Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg
Southern African countries have been slow in embracing solar energy but this is changing.
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Arts, Culture + Society
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Tinashe Chimbidzikai, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity; Josiah Taru, Great Zimbabwe University
TB Joshua came from nothing, but he redefined African Pentecostalism in many ways.
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
The South African romcom industry is showing Johannesburg in a new light.
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From our international editions
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Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds
Some big names are lining up to attack the government over a broken manifesto pledge.
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Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex
The UK will host the first G7 summit since 2019. Can they tackle global challenges?
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Plinio Sist, Cirad
Un ouvrage collectif publié par le Cirad propose une plongée dans le monde luxuriant et divers des forêts tropicales.
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Ben Belton, Michigan State University
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted est la lauréate du Prix mondial de l’alimentation 2021 pour ses travaux sur les petits poissons comme sources de nutrition précieuses dans les pays en développement.
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