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If the US is serious about the doctrine of equal partnership, it must stop treating Africa as an afterthought.
La visite prévue par Joe Biden, ainsi que ses antécédents en matière d'engagement sur le continent, lui permettent de devancer son prédécesseur, Donald Trump, qui n'a pas visité l'Afrique.
Joe Biden’s proposed visit, and his record of engagement with the continent, put him one up on his predecessor, Donald Trump, who didn’t visit Africa.
Environmental consciousness means people are less likely to cook using firewood.
A person’s style of making decisions can have an impact on their mental health.
Women play a significant role in Liberia’s agriculture. But many don’t have enough to eat.
A two-part new approach to helping countries manage their debt would improve the situation for governments as well as their creditors.
El continente fue bautizado con el nombre de ‘África’ por exploradores, explotadores, esclavistas y colonos europeos. Ignora a los pueblos indígenas y sus logros.
O nome África foi dado ao continente pelos exploradores, escravizadores e colonizadores europeus. Ele ignora os povos indígenas e suas realizações.
The participants all said they often felt anxious and hypervigilant when commuting.
Le nom Afrique a été donné au continent par les explorateurs, les exploiteurs, les esclavagistes et les colons européens. Il ignore les peuples indigènes et leurs réalisations.
Despite being detained by the apartheid government and his work being banned, Matthews never stopped writing truth to power and was celebrated around the world.
The name Africa was given to the continent by European explorers, exploiters, slavers and colonists. It ignores the indigenous people and their accomplishments.
Every country that has successfully transitioned from poor to prosperous has done this through elevated savings and investment.
De nouvelles menaces pour la sécurité internationale ne peuvent être résolues que par un Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU qui représente les intérêts et les points de vue de toute l'humanité.
A tool was needed to understand what drives people’s food choices in emerging economies.
New threats to international security can only be resolved by a UN security council that represents the interests and perspectives of all humanity.
Pour réussir sa lutte contre-insurrectionnelle, l'armée malienne doit se focaliser sur la fragilité de l'État, ses capacités militaires limitées et les impacts de la crise russo-ukrainienne.
Africa’s Sahel region is engulfed by violence, and now there are fears that the conflict could take another bloody turn.
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Professor of Economics, Finance & Strategy at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Senior Researcher, Associate Professor Economic Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Professor of Literature and Literary Theory, Department of Afrikaans, University of Pretoria
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
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Economist, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana; Research Fellow, Future Africa Institute, University of Pretoria
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PhD candidate, Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Pretoria
