Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns: What lecturers and students can do in the absence of the bricks-and-mortar lecturing experience. Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has begun affecting a range of African countries where infection rates have been rising, though not at the rates being experienced in the US and Western Europe. Governments have been taking … [Read more...] about Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns | The Conversation
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Lessons from Africa on how to build resilient bee colonies | The Conversation
Lessons from Africa on how to build resilient bee colonies: Agave honey bee log hive honey comb harvest. Neil Rusch/no reuse without permissionHoneybees are under threat globally. These important pollinators are affected by issues of nutrition, habitat loss, pesticides, a changing climate, pathogens and an economic system that lacks ecological accountability. Honeybee (Apis … [Read more...] about Lessons from Africa on how to build resilient bee colonies | The Conversation
Netflix Naija: creative freedom in Nigeria’s emerging digital space? | The Conversation
Netflix Naija: creative freedom in Nigeria’s emerging digital space?: Back row (From L-R): Banky W, Ted Sarandos (Netflix Chief Content Officer), Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Felipe Tewes (Netflix Italian & African Originals Director), Omoni Oboli, Ben Amadasun (Netflix Africa Licensing Director) and Akin Omotoso Front Row (L-R) Mo Abudu, Adesua Etomi, Dorothy … [Read more...] about Netflix Naija: creative freedom in Nigeria’s emerging digital space? | The Conversation
Plans for an Asaba massacre memorial are stirring passions in Nigeria | The Conversation
Plans for an Asaba massacre memorial are stirring passions in Nigeria: Banners and candles are displayed during a ceremony commemorating the Biafran War Sia Kambou/AFP via Getty ImagesThe city of Asaba is the capital of the oil-rich Delta State in the south-south region of Nigeria. It lies on the western bank of the Niger river. It is not well known beyond Nigeria, but still … [Read more...] about Plans for an Asaba massacre memorial are stirring passions in Nigeria | The Conversation
Newborns in developing countries need better protection from common bacteria | The Conversation
Newborns in developing countries need better protection from common bacteria: ShutterstockAlmost half of all deaths in children under five-years-of-age happen in the first month of life. One of the leading causes of these deaths is from a bacterial organism called Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B strep. Sub-Saharan Africa has the … [Read more...] about Newborns in developing countries need better protection from common bacteria | The Conversation
