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Did machete imports to Rwanda prove that the genocide against the Tutsi was planned?
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Politics and Society Did machete imports to Rwanda prove that the genocide against the Tutsi was planned?

By The Conversation on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Between 1992 and 1994, the former regime is said to have imported 581 tonnes of machetes into Rwanda. This figure appears to establish that the genocide was planned. But is this number accurate?

South Africa: Over five million children not getting their school meals
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Politics and Society South Africa: Over five million children not getting their school meals

By GroundUp Staff on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Department of Basic Education says situation will improve with schools returning.

Reframing women in Namibia’s early history of photography
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Arts, Culture and Sport Reframing women in Namibia’s early history of photography

By The Conversation on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Images of white Namibian farmers and their workers and a collection of portraits by travelling black photographers form part of the early archive.

South Africa: UCT professor’s research offers hope of treatment for sickle cell anaemia
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Politics and Society South Africa: UCT professor’s research offers hope of treatment for sickle cell anaemia

By GroundUp Staff on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

A study performed in Cameroon by a University of Cape Town professor may offer hope of treatment for people with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a disease which affects hundreds of thousands in Africa. 80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa

Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
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Politics and Society Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters

By The Conversation on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

There are over 1,000 lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world. Nigerian scientists have found seven in the country and this is important.

Dear Dambudzo Marechera… The letters Zimbabweans wrote to a literary star
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Arts, Culture and Sport Dear Dambudzo Marechera… The letters Zimbabweans wrote to a literary star

By The Conversation on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

The writer Dambudzo Marechera, who died on 18 August 1987, remains a popular figure in Zimbabwe. Hundreds of handwritten letters found in an archive have revealed the real import of the writer’s enduring influence.

All eyes on Sudan’s peace deal with armed groups
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Politics and Society All eyes on Sudan’s peace deal with armed groups

By Peter Fabricius on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

Is Khartoum’s change of government enough to overcome the fact that two important armed groups didn’t sign?

Paul Rusesabagina’s arrest shows there’s no space for critical voices in Rwanda
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Politics and Society Paul Rusesabagina’s arrest shows there’s no space for critical voices in Rwanda

By The Conversation on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

In a political environment as polarised as Rwanda’s, there is no room for moderates and no space for critical voices.

Undressing for redress: the significance of Nigerian women’s naked protests
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Politics and Society Undressing for redress: the significance of Nigerian women’s naked protests

By The Conversation on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

Nigerian women have successfully used their naked bodies as an instrument of power, rather than shame, to protest injustice.

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