How the Nigerian and Kenyan media handled Cambridge Analytica: There's a growing awareness that Cambridge Analytica harnessed social media and personal data to influence elections. ShutterstockKenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta recently signed into law the Data Protection Bill. Passed after several years of debate and delay, the new law places restrictions on the collection … [Read more...] about How the Nigerian and Kenyan media handled Cambridge Analytica | The Conversation
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Ghana’s mining communities are still not getting their just dues | The Conversation
Ghana's mining communities are still not getting their just dues: Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana has a long history with mining companies Wikimedia CommonsGhana has gold, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, salt, limestone, granite and oil. Its mining and quarrying sector contributes significantly to its economy. It is the second-largest gold producer in Africa after South … [Read more...] about Ghana’s mining communities are still not getting their just dues | The Conversation
Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa | The Conversation
Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa: Power cuts continued to plague some African countries. ShutterstockThree years ago the African Development Bank launched an initiative to speed up the supply of electricity in Africa in 2016. Launching the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the bank’s President Akinwumi Adesina, remarked: Africa is tired … [Read more...] about Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa | The Conversation
Diversifying approaches to conserving nature | The Conversation
Diversifying approaches to conserving nature: Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi. Jason I. RansomConservationists don’t always agree about the best ways to reinforce the protection of nature. Debates about it can become confrontational. But at the heart of the issue is how to include more people in conservation efforts. As a group of scientists, we believe it is important to … [Read more...] about Diversifying approaches to conserving nature | The Conversation
South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV | The Conversation
South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV: ShutterstockSouth Africa’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme has achieved remarkable successes in recent years. It has improved the health and life expectancy for pregnant women living with HIV, and it has reduced the risk of transmission of the virus to … [Read more...] about South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV | The Conversation
