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China's population has peaked and is now in decline. Added to this, the country will soon be home to at least 400 million pensioners. These changes will be felt in many African countries. After all, China's been Africa's leading economic partner for the past two decades. Lauren Johnston unpacks the various opportunities and risks that could arise in the coming years.
For those of us that work in the media, having the freedom to report on issues that affect society and bring injustices to light is vital. The problem is, free media can also bring misinformation, hate speech and violence. Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz shares findings from four African countries on how people feel about press freedom. He argues that finding the right balance between freedom and limits remains one of the greatest challenges modern democracies face.
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Lauren Johnston, University of Sydney
China’s population decline and intensive ageing will offer opportunities and risks to African countries.
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Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University
Finding the right balance between media freedom and limits remains one of the greatest challenges modern democracies face.
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Linda Bishai, George Washington University
Sudan’s civilian protesters have gained a form of political power that traditional elites have struggled to attain.
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Adriaan Van Der Walt, University of the Free State; Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand; Sarah Roffe, Agricultural Research Council
Climate systems which drive anomalously cold weather will still cause cold extreme events into the 21st century.
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Henning Melber, University of Pretoria; Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
How Swapo and the ANC respond to any further decline in electoral support will define the future of democracy in both countries.
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John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University
Le conflit actuel au Soudan aura des répercussions économiques, sociales et politiques dans un certain nombre de pays.
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From our international editions
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Anne P. DePrince, University of Denver
Trump’s lawyers questioned E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist, about why she did not scream or call the police after, she alleged, Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.
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Eleftheria Kodosaki, Cardiff University
Late-stage trial results suggest the drug can slow cognitive decline by 35%.
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Sam Carr, University of Bath
The three Roy children had a love-hate relationship with their father so losing him has thrown up some difficult feelings they may feel they have to ignore.
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John Katsaras, University of Tennessee; Charles Patrick Collier, University of Tennessee; Dima Bolmatov, University of Tennessee
Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.
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