Business
Trade is shaping new global power relations: what this means for Africa
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
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Mozambique relies on Rwanda’s troops to fight terrorism: what happens if they leave?
Rwanda pulling its troops out of Mozambique risks creating a security vacuum in the restive Cabo Delgado province.
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Politics
Nelson Mandela was a towering global symbol – but how effective was he as a president?
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
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Technology
Ancient teeth reveal clues to the environment humans’ early ancestors evolved in millions of years ago
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
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International
4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game
China and Russia view the latest Washington intervention in the Middle East as a further decline of the United States’ global power.
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International
Who is Hungary’s Péter Magyar and how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy
Hungarian political scientist Zsolt Enyedi speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how Viktor Orbán lost power to Péter Magyar and what the result means for the European Union.
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Business
China’s Africa strategy is shifting and Iran conflict will speed it up
Middle East tensions and the economic disruptions they have caused will nudge China closer to Africa.
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Business
Taxing Africa’s informal economies: technology’s promise and pitfalls
Technology can help countries with high levels of informal workers build stronger tax systems, if there are strong foundations and the right incentives.
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Politics
Nigeria’s new election law leaves gaps: 5 reforms for free, fair and credible polls
Nigeria’s new electoral act doesn’t tackle some of the real problems of electoral governance.
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Politics
China’s military support for Somalia is on the rise – what Taiwan and Somaliland have to do with it
Beijing’s growing interest in Somalia is less about development corridors and more about political alignment.
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Technology
Women in science – global study finds presence without power
Women make up one in three researchers worldwide, but they remain sidelined in scientific organisations.
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Technology
Bird and tortoise fossil tracks on South Africa’s coast – latest findings are world firsts
More fossil tracks of vertebrates have come to light on the South African coast, adding to the picture of an ancient plain full of wildlife.
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