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Why access to decent toilets could help reduce sexual violence in South Africa
18th September 2020 South Africa has exceedingly high rates of rape of women and girls by non-partners. It’s estimated that between 5% and 12% of women may have been... →
AFRICOM may be looking for a new home
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th September 2020 When the Pentagon sought to locate its newly formed Africa Command (AFRICOM) somewhere in Africa in 2007, Botswana and Liberia were reportedly... →
The African Winds ...
18th September 2020 I am the winds of Africa. I am the winds whispered to by the ancients of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the winds that have heard the murmurs... →
Vital lessons
By: Terence Creamer 18th September 2020 With terms like ‘implementation’ and ‘infrastructure’ dominating South Africa’s current Covid-19 recovery narrative, timely insights on what... →
Remembering Achmat Dangor, the South African novelist who redefined identity
17th September 2020 In his 71 years, Achmat Dangor was many things to many people, both in South Africa and across the world. He was a lifelong activist and social... →
Migrant disaster in Libya stoked by EU strategy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th September 2020 Libya is labelled a migration ‘black hole’ where refugees and migrants face ‘unacceptable and extreme’ forms of violence. Migrants – mainly from... →
Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa
16th September 2020 Recent media reports claim that a covert Kenyan paramilitary team is responsible for the unconstitutional killing of terror suspects in nighttime... →
Locals must lead the way to African scientific capacity and solutions
16th September 2020 Africa bears a disproportionately high burden of globally significant diseases. But the continent has lagged in knowledge production to address its... →
Europe and Africa at a crossroads
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th September 2020 Over the past decade, the African Union (AU) has shown increasing ambition in international relations. The AU Commission has tried to structure... →
America's inflection point: four key things Africa must watch for
15th September 2020 African scholars and policymakers face a tough challenge in analysing how the US presidential election on 3 November might affect Africa-US... →
