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The Nigerian government has made funds available for the local production of vaccines. But is it enough to kickstart a moribund industry? Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu argues that this is unlikely as he unpacks the history of drug production in Nigeria and the substantial gaps the country would need to fill before any meaningful production could start.
As the FIFA Football World Cup in Qatar in 2022 draws near, 40 African nations are battling for a spot in the final rounds. Some of the favourites include Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Egypt and Morocco – given their large contingent of professionals in top European leagues. But will an African nation ever win the coveted cup? It’s a question that Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu answers by looking back at the continent’s
past achievements and disappointments in the tournament.
Interest in ivermectin, a highly effective drug primarily used to kill parasites in animals, has gone through the roof across the world following laboratory evidence that it has an active ingredient that acts against the COVID-19 virus. To sort out fact from fiction, Vinny Naidoo, Dean of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, sets out the background to the drug, what the excitement is about and why a great deal of
caution is required. Listen to his fascinating account here.
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Wale Fatade
Commissioning Editor: Nigeria
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Nigeria can resuscitate its vaccine production laboratory with money recently released by its government for local production of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, University of Ibadan
Giving money to support local production of COVID-19 vaccines is a step in the right direction if it will help in resuscitating Nigeria's vaccine production laboratory.
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Cameroon’s Roger Milla held aloft at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
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Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler
Will an African nation ever win the Football World Cup? Key moments in past tournaments offer hope -- and a warning that the continent needs to invest in the game.
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Health + Medicine
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
What’s all the excitement around ivermectin? Can it actually help treat COVID-19 patients?
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Nikkil Sudharsanan, University of Heidelberg; Justine Ina Davies, University of Birmingham
Current blood pressure targets are based on information from high-income countries. This might mean that these targets are not ideal for South Africans.
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Politics
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Cathleen Powell, University of Cape Town
The Constitutional Court described Zuma’s lack of cooperation with the commission as "reprehensible".
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From our international editions
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Andrew Lee, University of Sheffield; Sunil Bhopal, Newcastle University
It is a false dichotomy to judge schools as either 'safe' or 'unsafe'. The reality is more complicated.
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Kathleen M. Alley, Mississippi State University; Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Cornell University; Wendy R. Williams, Arizona State University
The rise in the popularity of Amanda Gorman, the nation's first National Youth Poet Laureate, represents a prime opportunity for educators to use spoken word poetry in the classroom.
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Gina Wong, Athabasca University
The execution of Lisa Montgomery in the U.S. earlier this year demonstrates how society misunderstands the effects of mental illness and trauma on criminal behaviour.
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Alexander Kurov, West Virginia University
Market prices are supposed to reflect a company's fundamental value. When they no longer do, bad things can happen.
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En Français
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Boubacar Haidara, Université Bordeaux Montaigne
Mettre fin à l’opération Barkhane ne résoudra pas les problèmes sécuritaires du Mali. L’armée française est évidemment vouée à quitter le pays un jour, mais sa présence est pour l’instant nécessaire.
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Julien Pillot, INSEEC Grande École
Depuis la faillite de la structure Mediapro, fin 2020, les droits de retransmission du championnat de France ne trouvent pas preneurs. Le signe d’une bulle économique qui éclate ?
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