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Africa’s linguistic diversity goes largely unnoticed in research on multilingualism

This geographic bias is not unique to multilingualism research. It echoes concerns…

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Mozambique terror group is strikingly similar to Nigeria’s deadly Boko Haram

Ansar al-Sunna, also called Al-Shabaab Mozambique, is an Islamic extremist movement which…

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Ancient Egyptians measured the first hour, and changed how we related to time

One of the most ancient written traditions, Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, gives us…

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Pastoralists are an asset to the world – and we have a lot to learn from them

Pastoralists are livestock keepers who are frequently on the move, sometimes across…

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African cities and climate change: The real debate is who should pay to fix the problem

African cities contribute the least to climate change. Yet cities in low-income…

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Sudan conflict: Hemedti – the warlord who built a paramilitary force more powerful than the state

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, better known as Hemedti, is the leader of…

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Donald Trump: what he’s charged with, what happens next, and what it may mean for the 2024 election

Trump is charged with 34 counts, each relating to a particular instance…

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The war on Tigray wiped out decades of environmental progress: How to start again

The two-year war and siege on Tigray region has set Tigray’s restoration…

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