How West Africa can expand power supply and meet climate goals: The demand of power in West Africa is rising Sebastian SterlNot too long ago, when the idea of solar and wind energy was still hotly debated, critics used to point out the limitations of these energy sources: the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow. But nowadays many countries’ electricity … [Read more...] about How West Africa can expand power supply and meet climate goals | The Conversation
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Nigeria’s queer literature offers a new way of looking at blackness | The Conversation
Nigeria's queer literature offers a new way of looking at blackness: Author Akwaeke Emezi. Theo Wargo/WireImageQueering the Black Atlantic: Transgender Spaces in Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater is a paper by Rocío Cobo-Piñero. It considers Emezi’s award-winning semi-autobiographical novel about Ada, who is an ogbanje, a spirit born in a human body. It uses the novel to suggest ways … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s queer literature offers a new way of looking at blackness | The Conversation
Air pollution and temperature: bad for your heart and blood vessels | The Conversation
Air pollution and temperature: bad for your heart and blood vessels: Surfers walk on the beach while the fire continues to blaze on the mountains behind them in 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa. Shelley Christians/The Times/Gallo Images/Getty ImagesThe rising temperatures that come with climate change present a global health challenge. There is scientific evidence that air … [Read more...] about Air pollution and temperature: bad for your heart and blood vessels | The Conversation
What zoologists should learn from a zoonotic pandemic | The Conversation
What zoologists should learn from a zoonotic pandemic: The best-known example of a zoonotic pandemic is HIV/AIDS, which originated from chimpanzees. GettyImagesZoology has an illustrious history; it has triggered paradigm shifts in thinking. One of the best known was Darwin’s theory of evolution, based on his observations of the natural world. It became the cornerstone of … [Read more...] about What zoologists should learn from a zoonotic pandemic | The Conversation
We wanted to know if Chinese migrants in Africa self-segregate. What we found | The Conversation
We wanted to know if Chinese migrants in Africa self-segregate. What we found: A Chinese language teacher speaks with students at the Confucius Institute at the University of Lagos. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty ImagesOver the past 20 years there’s been remarkable growth in China-Africa links because of increased trade and investment. As a result there’s also been a great deal … [Read more...] about We wanted to know if Chinese migrants in Africa self-segregate. What we found | The Conversation
