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Nigerian election will increase Middle Belt violence

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NIGERIA

The attacks were the bloodiest and highest-profile acts of violence in Plateau State in recent months and reflect a trend of growing rural violence in the north-central states…

Infrastructure development in the Sahel will be slow

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SAHEL

With populations growing by 3-4% annually, physical infrastructure requires significant expansion. Mobile telephony has been a major success, but there is much to be done to…

African urbanisation will reshape development policies

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AFRICA

This led to a significant increase in the provision of public services and living standards in rural areas as compared to urban ones. However, widespread urbanisation on the…

Lagos’s urban development could exacerbate inequality

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NIGERIA

Africa’s largest city is beset by socio-economic inequality, the uneven distribution of services and an often ineffective or corrupt system of governance. Worsening climate change…

Skills gap will hinder South African growth plans

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SOUTH AFRICA

Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and…

Africa will offer major tests for refugee compact

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AFRICA

Global Compact on Refugees.

Technology delivers mixed development gains in Africa

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AFRICA

However, early hopes that digital technology would rapidly overcome the continent’s infrastructural weaknesses and enable governments to achieve 2030 UN Sustainable Development…

Youth unemployment will drive African migration

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AFRICA

In many African states, youth employment is stubbornly high. Moreover, many of those getting jobs receive such low wages that they continue to live in poverty.

Multiple drivers will sustain north Somali migration

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SOMALIA

The drivers of migration for northern Somalis are diverse. In the urban centres of Puntland and Somaliland, two northern regions, many young Somalis are undertaking tahriib -- a…

West Africa faces a future of recurring intense heat

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WEST AFRICA

The researchers found that the heatwave would likely not have occurred if global temperatures remained at pre-industrial levels. Several factors worsened the heatwave’s impact and…