What Netflix's involvement in Nigeria's massive film industry really means: Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, 'Lionheart'. NetflixGlobal streaming service Netflix set its eyes a few years ago on Nigeria’s film industry, better known as Nollywood. Distribution of Nigerian movies on Netflix started around 2015. At the time the American giant bought the rights … [Read more...] about What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means | The Conversation
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Steps new government must take to get the DRC onto a sounder footing | The Conversation
Steps new government must take to get the DRC onto a sounder footing: Protests against Joseph Kabila staying in power in the DRC. Alexandros Michailidis/ShutterstockThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been consumed by conflict and instability over the past two decades. The state is weak while unemployment is rife and good health care and education are inaccessible for … [Read more...] about Steps new government must take to get the DRC onto a sounder footing | The Conversation
People in Africa live longer. But their health is poor in those extra years | The Conversation
People in Africa live longer. But their health is poor in those extra years: While women in sub-Saharan Africa live longer than men, many of these extra years are lived in poor health. ShutterstockPeople are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades ago. This is an achievement, given that life expectancy in the region went down the drain from the 1990s … [Read more...] about People in Africa live longer. But their health is poor in those extra years | The Conversation
Global warming has already raised the risk of more severe droughts in Cape Town | The Conversation
Global warming has already raised the risk of more severe droughts in Cape Town: Cape Town residents queuing for water during the water crisis. ShutterstockBetween 2015 and 2017 South Africa’s South Western Cape region experienced three of its lowest rainfall years on record. This led to the progressive depletion of water supply reservoirs and by the summer of 2017/18 there was … [Read more...] about Global warming has already raised the risk of more severe droughts in Cape Town | The Conversation
Trump’s Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary | The Conversation
Trump's Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary: US President Donald Trump (L) and national security adviser John R. Bolton (R) Gints Ivuskans/ShutterstockUS President Donald Trump has finally approved a “New Africa Strategy”. His national security adviser, John Bolton, described the contents on 13 December at the conservative … [Read more...] about Trump’s Africa strategy should have cast China as a regional partner, not a global adversary | The Conversation
