At the end of a long day in front of my computer I like to unwind…by scrolling through endless news headlines and memes on my phone. Let’s face it: screens are everywhere and they’re here to stay. But while I’m an adult and can (sometimes) manage my own screen time, kids and teenagers probably need a little more help. That’s where parents, caregivers and teachers come in. Catherine Draper explains what we know - and don’t - about the effects of screen time on kids’ development and offers some advice to create more balance in your little ones’ lives.

If you love African culture, one of the best things you could do for yourself this week is to subscribe to Tender Photo, a newsletter that appears in your inbox twice a week courtesy of Nigerian author and photographer Emmanuel Iduma. Each edition contains a striking photo from a mid-career contemporary African photographer that Iduma analyses with simplicity and insight - as well as commentary from the photographer about Taking the shot. Tinashe Mushakavanhu interviews Iduma about the project.

Natasha Joseph

Commissioning Editor

Kids and screen time - an expert offers advice for parents and teachers

Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand

Parents should keep an eye on how screen-based activities influence their child’s development and behaviour.

Tender Photo: the newsletter that’s creating a new conversation about African photography

Tinashe Mushakavanhu, University of Oxford

In less than a year the newsletter has become important and influential, offering a new way of appreciating African photography.

Arts, Culture & Society

Health + Medicine

What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it

Caroline Maluleka, National Institute for Communicable Diseases

Many infections, including bacterial, fungal and viral infections can lead to sepsis and septic shock.

Politics

Business + Economy

Africa’s oceans are being protected to serve the interests of big foreign corporates

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, University of St Andrews; Freedom C. Onuoha, University of Nigeria

The current focus by extra-regional actors is an elite project that undermines a maritime security strategy that would benefit the African people.

TC Afrique

Mali : pourquoi la Katibat Macina et l’État islamique au Sahel se combattent dans le Macina ?

Lamine Savané, Université de Ségou; Fassory Sangare, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako; Mahamadou Bassirou Tangara, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako

Deux organisations djihadistes la katibat Macina et l'Etat islamique au Sahel se livrent une guerre sans merci. Voici les raisons et les enseignements de cette guerre fratricide.

 

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