How government bias can fuel communal conflicts in Africa: A woman shelters in a church in the Central African Republic after deadly 2014 attacks involving Muslim and Christian fighters. EPA/Tanya BindraEach year, violent communal conflict between groups is witnessed in a number of African countries. It is often organised along identity lines. The fights are typically over … [Read more...] about How government bias can fuel communal conflicts in Africa | The Conversation
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Ghana’s pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest | The Conversation
Ghana's pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest: The Atewa Forest is at the heart of a conservation battle in Ghana Arocha Ghana photoGhana’s Atewa forest is one of the most beautiful and scenic landscapes in the country. It is seen as the better of only two Upland Evergreen forests left intact in the country, forming part of the six dominant vegetation … [Read more...] about Ghana’s pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest | The Conversation
Global health still mimics colonial ways: here’s how to break the pattern | The Conversation
Global health still mimics colonial ways: here's how to break the pattern: High income country trainees and experts must learn to listen and be humble ShutterstockImagine this scenario. A couple of newly minted Master of Public Health graduates from an African university, say in Rwanda, land in Washington DC for a 2-week visit. They visit a few hospitals, speak to a few health … [Read more...] about Global health still mimics colonial ways: here’s how to break the pattern | The Conversation
Why it’s proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020 | The Conversation
Why it's proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020: Trachoma can lead to blindness if left untreated. Alaine Kathryn Knipes/CDCTrachoma is a disease that can cause blindness and visual impairment in about 1.9 million people every year. Poor communities in rural areas of countries in Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East are most … [Read more...] about Why it’s proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020 | The Conversation
Essebsi is gone: Tunisia’s young democracy faces its toughest test | The Conversation
Essebsi is gone: Tunisia’s young democracy faces its toughest test: A military procession accompanies the coffin of the lateTunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi during his funeral in Tunis. Amel Pain/EPA-EFETunisia has been popularly hailed as the only successful political transition to emerge from the wider Arab Spring movement. The culmination of this transition was the … [Read more...] about Essebsi is gone: Tunisia’s young democracy faces its toughest test | The Conversation
