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Wrestling today is synonymous with WWE and the grand, televised American arena spectacle of fake moves, outrageous characters and cartoonish outfits. In Senegal, though, wrestling is ingrained in cultural life. A combination of boxing and wrestling, its rules are passed down by traditional singers called griots and in rural areas it forms part of the initiation of boys into manhood, one of the ways they learn about their culture and role in society. As sociologist Ousmane Ba explains, wrestling is not a showy spectacle, but a valuable cultural training ground.
Johannesburg in South Africa is a churning hub of industry, but the grand, shiny stock exchange is not what really drives it. Instead, it’s the ordinary and often invisible people, the butchers, hawkers, garbage recyclers, food vendors, dreamers and schemers, that run the streets and keep the city fed and cleaned. An extraordinary new book of photographs and text called Wake Up, This Is Joburg documents these lives. Urban planner Tanya Zack tells the stories
behind six of the images in the book.
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Moina Spooner
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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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Tanya Zack, University of the Witwatersrand
From butchers to hawkers, and shelters to miners, this book reveals the informal economy and texture of the city.
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Politics
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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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Sumayya Vally, UCL
The celebrated South African architect Sumayya Vally is the artistic director of the exhibition.
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Constance Smith, University of Manchester
As Nairobi grows ever taller, and as newer suburbs take over from the central business district as the city’s commercial centres, the Hilton stands as a landmark to a different era.
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Dennis Jjuuko, UMass Boston; Tonny Raymond Kirabira, University of Portsmouth
The Ugandan militant remains on the run despite a US$5 million bounty on his head for war crimes committed between 1987 and 2006.
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Jane Duncan, University of Glasgow
Having an intelligence service that is not fit for purpose means the country is vulnerable to security threats from within and outside the country.
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Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa’s courts are likely to set a high bar in cases brought against the government’s most recent state of disaster declaration.
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Nancy Mitchell, North Carolina State University
Carter’s work in Zimbabwe forms a significant and under appreciated part of his legacy
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Tanja Bosch, University of Cape Town; Herman Wasserman, Stellenbosch University
The newspaper confounded critics with its contextually relevant and informative stories.
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Health + Medicine
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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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Ashleigh Craig, University of the Witwatersrand
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems in adulthood.
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Benedict Weobong, University of Ghana; Irene Botchway, University of Ghana
Mental health still carries significant stigma in Ghana.
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Education
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Excellent teachers are creative, engaged and engaging.
Alistair Berg/Getty Images
Zayd Waghid, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Exceptional teachers can leave a lasting impression on more than just their learners.
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Business + Economy
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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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Niamh Gaynor, Dublin City University
Asia’s much touted low-cost, export-oriented manufacturing model increases gender discrimination.
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Science + Technology
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Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science
Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
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TC Afrique
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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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sirop.
Winston Morgan, University of East London; Shazma Bashir, University of East London
Le danger des sirops contre la toux contaminés est que les premiers symptômes d'empoisonnement, comme la somnolence, sont parfois observés chez des enfants non contaminés.
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