There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants.
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Politics and Society Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency.
Arts, Culture and Sport Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel
The new novel by Nigerian icon Wole Soyinka is at once satire, political thriller and tragedy. It is the work of a great writer that marks the destruction of postcolonial reason.
African identities Skin lighteners: fashion and family still driving uptake in South Africa
Skin lighteners are being used more than ever before, especially in urban areas and among men.
Politics and Society Charlotte Maxeke book highlights tensions of visibility and erasure in South African history
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Politics and Society France wants to fix its relations with Africa. But it’s going about it the wrong way
Macron’s approach to Africa policy emulates the 1950’s strategies. Why? A big part of the answer can be found in the fact that today’s global circumstances are similar to those of post-World War II.
Politics and Society Africa’s first mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub gets to work
Afrigen will be a technology transfer and training hub: it shares technology and develops skills specifically around how to produce a safe, effective and affordable mRNA vaccine.
Politics and Society Religion was once Ethiopia’s saviour. What it can do to pull the nation from the brink
Ethiopia’s main religions need to take an emotional distance from politics and find a neutral space so they can get moral clarity.
Arts, Culture and Sport Mohamed Mbougar Sarr: Senegalese novelist’s win is a landmark for African literature
He is the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to lift the Prix Goncourt, one of the book world’s most important prizes. And his win matters.