Twenty years after arriving Kabul on a military mission considered one of the most expensive ever in the world, the United States withdrew its troops from…
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António Bento-Gonçalves, University of Minho Dozens of forest fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria. So far at least 90 people have reportedly died…
Justine Wintjes, KwaZulu-Natal Museum In the archaeology storerooms of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, lie two boxes filled with seashells. The shells form a…
Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will inject $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights into the global economy. It will allocate them…
Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty U.S. withdrawal have provoked…
Wanda Markotter, University of Pretoria The first case of fatal Marburg virus disease was identified in Guinea, West Africa on 9 August 2021. Marburg is a…
Richard Calland, University of Cape Town South Africa’s Constitutional Court has been a beacon of light during a decade-long period of political uncertainty and turmoil. Most…
Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan One of the unpleasant outcomes of the perennial conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria is the growing population of internally…
Adam Haupt, University of Cape Town It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town in South Africa, has never…
Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler As a small developing nation, Kenya has consistently punched above its weight on the international sports arena,…