Why Nigeria's African swine fever outbreak will hit farmers hard: The Nigerian government must come to the aid of pig farmers to cushion the devastating effect of African Swine Fever Deyana Stefanwa Robova/ShutterstockNigeria is in the throes of a fresh outbreak of African swine fever which has affected 145,000 pigs in Oke Aro, West Africa’s largest pig farm estate. Dr. Oladipo … [Read more...] about Why Nigeria’s African swine fever outbreak will hit farmers hard | The Conversation
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Marion Island’s last ice age happened earlier than we thought. Why it matters | The Conversation
Marion Island's last ice age happened earlier than we thought. Why it matters: A glacial depositional feature – an erratic – is a large rock that has been ‘bull-dozed’ and deposited by a moving glacier. Elizabeth RudolphThe Prince Edward Island group lies about 2300km south-east of South Africa in the Southern Indian Ocean. There are two islands in this group: Prince Edward and … [Read more...] about Marion Island’s last ice age happened earlier than we thought. Why it matters | The Conversation
‘The Night Trains’: a masterly study into southern Africa’s murderous migrant system | The Conversation
'The Night Trains': a masterly study into southern Africa's murderous migrant system: ShutterstockIt would be a truism to say that the functions of trains in modern history have been diverse and multifarious. Steam engines were drivers of the British industrial revolution, and the motors of internal westward expansion in North America. Railways were … [Read more...] about ‘The Night Trains’: a masterly study into southern Africa’s murderous migrant system | The Conversation
A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab | The Conversation
A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab: A man seen walking through a market in Dadaab refugee camp. More than 200,000 refugees live there. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTwo initiatives passed by the UN in 2016 changed the landscape for policies towards refugees. These were the Global Compact on Refugees and the … [Read more...] about A look at global changes in refugee policies through the lens of Dadaab | The Conversation
South Africa can get COVID-19 under control if it blocks the routes that enable transmission | The Conversation
South Africa can get COVID-19 under control if it blocks the routes that enable transmission: South Africa must redirect efforts to managing the high-risk social spaces such as public transport Getty ImagesAs the lockdown is relaxed, South Africa’s focus should now be on how best to suppress the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus using other strategies. Policy should be informed by … [Read more...] about South Africa can get COVID-19 under control if it blocks the routes that enable transmission | The Conversation
