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The History of Farming Across Africa and Clues to Low Production Outputs
Henning Bjornlund, University of South Australia; André F. van Rooyen, CGIAR System Organization, and Vibeke Bjornlund, University of…
DRC, Burundi Strengthen Bilateral Ties with Trade and Development Agreement
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye and DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi have signed vital agreements in Kinshasa aimed at strengthening bilateral…
Fitting in or Falling out: How African Migrants Adapt to Life in Australia
As of 2020, over 281 million of the world’s population live outside their country of birth. Australia hosts…
New Kiswahili Science Fiction Award Charts a Path for African Languages
Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Cornell University and Lizzy Attree, Richmond American International University The 6th edition of The Mabati…
Teacher Training Needs a Rethink to Integrate Language and Subject Learning
In many countries where many languages are spoken, English is often the language of teaching and learning in…
African Finance Ministers Call for $30bn IMF Investments in Africa
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) puts finishing touches to its new financial drive to raise $650bn Special…
Agriculture in Nigeria: Female Farmers Fail to Get Interventions
An estimated 70% of Nigeria’s farming population are women. But when Agricultural grants and aid from the Government…
The Fight Against Economic Fraud: How African Countries are Tackling the Challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic has stifled many sectors of the global economy. But it has apparently boosted the business…
How to Help Entrepreneurs Adopt Cutting Edge Technologies to Grow their Businesses
Sean Kruger, University of Pretoria and Adriana Aletta Steyn, University of Pretoria Entrepreneurs are known to drive innovation…