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I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to come at the expense of what matters most: my family.…

Sports tourism: The key to economic development in Africa

Sports tourism can provide opportunities to jump start tourism and travel economy post COVID-19, harness community togetherness, accelerate cultural and…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa

Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for…

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Africa at 58: Is this what we want?

By Daniel Ominde The continent celebrated 58 years since the formation of the Africa Union (formerly Organization of Africa Unity)…

Reviving Zimbabwe’s beef export in a Foot and Mouth Disease environment

Not all is lost – exports are still an option for beef producers

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end AIDS as a health threat

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Why COVAX is failing to halt the COVID-19 pandemic: here’s how to fix it

By Monica de Bolle The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently called for an accelerated global effort to distribute vaccines to…

Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga wins PEN Pinter prize

Tsitsi Dangarembga, the Booker-shortlisted Zimbabwean writer who was arrested last year in Harare while protesting against corruption, has been awarded…

Ghana’s fathers: how to get them involved in maternal health

By Gloria Abena Ampim Including men in maternal healthcare is good for families, research has found internationally. Men can be…

Graça Machel: global solidarity on Covid disappeared once vaccines arrived

‘We have to be in solidarity; the impact of climate change will be in the developed world as well. We…

What’s driving vaccine hesitancy in Africa and how can we overcome it?

By Adaeze Aroh, Bola Asaolu and Chioma T. Okafor The World Health Organization-backed COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) scheme has…

Obituary: TB Joshua, Nigeria’s controversial Pentecostal titan

By Dion Forster The controversial Nigerian televangelist, faith healer, and neo-Pentecostal pastor Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua has died at the…

Family size: why some Nigerian men want more children

By Ololade Grace Adewole, Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso and Sola S. Asa Fertility levels remain relatively high in Nigeria. The rate…