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ANC implosion: A cautionary tale for Africa’s liberation movements
06 Feb 2026 10:15 GMT
What is collapsing in South Africa is not just a party but a political model and the idea that liberation credentials alone can indefinitely substitute for democratic renewal.
South Africa’s 2024 general election did not merely dent the African National …
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Rwanda Positions Itself as a Continental Hub for Neuroscience and Mental Wellbeing
06 Feb 2026 09:09 GMT
Rwanda has emerged as a strategic leader in advancing brain health through policy, research, innovation, and inclusive partnerships. This leadership was showcased during the 4th African MENA Brain Week Conference, hosted by UMST Rwanda from February 5–8, …
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Sleep Quality, Academic Performance, and Associated Predictors Among Undergraduate Health Sciences Students at the University of Rwanda
05 Feb 2026 13:54 GMT
Background
Sleep is a fundamental physiological process that supports cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning, all of which are important for successful engagement in daily activities including academic participation.1 Good sleeping plays a critical …
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An investment in African education is an investment in a brighter future
04 Feb 2026 19:56 GMT
By Sanjeev Mansotra
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its education journey. Across Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and other countries across the continent are working to improve their domestic education systems. However, pressures stretch …
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‘Biblical diseases’ could resurge in Africa, health officials fear
04 Feb 2026 00:02 GMT
Then, the Trump administration drastically scaled back foreign aid, and funding for the program to eliminate onchocerciasis was cut off.
Onchocerciasis is one of 21 afflictions, most of them treatable and preventable, that the World Health Organization …
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Carter Center hails new record-low for Guinea worm cases, bringing disease 'closer than ever to eradication'
03 Feb 2026 23:30 GMT
Adam Weiss, director of the Cater Center's Guinea Worm Eradication Program spoke to 11Alive about what's next in the battle to fully eradicate the disease.
ATLANTA — The Carter Center is hailing a new record low in worldwide Guinea worm cases, with …
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Today in Africa — Feb 2, 2026: Giving Trevor Noah His Flowers After Sixth & Final Grammys Host Gig, M23 & Congo Trade Blame Over Deadly DRC Mine Collapse
03 Feb 2026 01:10 GMT
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The Congolese government accused M23 of illegally and dangerously … remain a neglected public health issue, killing tens … highlighting growing concerns about Africans being recruited into the … people, and those with disabilities. The World Food Programme …
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Alopecia Areata in Children and Adolescents Aged 0-19 years from 1990 to 2021 and Projection to 2040
05 Feb 2026 21:14 GMT
Introduction
Alopecia areata (AA) is a non-scarring autoimmune disorder characterized by hair loss. While its precise etiology remains incompletely elucidated, genetic predisposition, environmental triggers, and immune dysregulation are implicated. The …
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From reform to repression: Assessing Tanzania’s democratic decline under Suluhu Hassan
05 Feb 2026 10:12 GMT
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Charismatic pan-Africanist and architect of Ujamaa … of internet blackouts to paralyse civic mobilisation, and the … of Zimbabwe, Eritrea, and Equatorial Guinea, states where elections are … Muzengeza is a Pan-African Political Risk Analyst and …
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Will human rights survive a Trumpian world? 02 Feb 2026, 19:55 [SAST]
02 Feb 2026 18:36 GMT
Authoritarian Advances Threaten Rules-Based Order
The global human rights system is in peril. Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently undermined by China and Russia, the rules-based international order is being crushed, …