Peter Cunliffe-Jones, University of Westminster; Alan Finlay, University of the Witwatersrand, and Anya Schiffrin Misinformation, best understood as false or misleading information whether or not it…
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Oluwole Ojewale, Obafemi Awolowo University North central Nigeria, known as the Middle Belt, is home to the country’s capital city Abuja and six other states –…
Ebrahim Samodien, South African Medical Research Council Poverty and socio-economic disparity are among the greatest obstacles facing South Africans. About 63% of children younger than six…
Nidhi Nagabhatla, United Nations University and Ramazan Caner Sayan, Cranfield University Lake Chad’s declining water level has been on the political agenda of the Sahel region…
Ben Cousins, University of the Western Cape In a landmark judgment a South African high court has declared that people living on customary land in the…
Fatima Osman, University of Cape Town South Africa’s Traditional Courts Bill, aimed at regulating traditional courts, has been put on hold amid concerns over its legality.…
Gavin Evans, Birkbeck, University of London Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, who has died in hospital in the capital, Lusaka, at the age of…
Wandile Sihlobo, University of the Witwatersrand Farming and agribusiness play a crucial role in sustaining the economies of small towns and rural areas. There is a…
Anja Gassner, World Agroforestry (ICRAF); Philip Dobie, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), and Robert Nasi, Centre for International Forestry Research The United Nations (UN) recently launched the Decade…
Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College After two postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later for logistical challenges, millions of Ethiopians go to the polls on…