Why it's so difficult to end female genital mutilation: Female genital mutilation is still prevalent in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. GettyAs the world marks the day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, it’s important to reflect on the progress made and the challenges that remain. Shifts in prevalence and changes in the social norms underpinning the … [Read more...] about Why it’s so difficult to end female genital mutilation | The Conversation
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Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too | The Conversation
Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too: A bee on a flowering plant ShutterstockFirst marketed in the late 1990s, neonicotinoid insecticides have become the world’s most widely used group of insecticides. They offer lower toxicity to mammals than the insecticides they replaced. But their systemic nature means that all parts of the plant … [Read more...] about Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too | The Conversation
Pasha 52: Taking a look at healthy food in South Africa | The Conversation
Pasha 52: Taking a look at healthy food in South Africa: shutterstock Healthy food is critical to people’s well being. Not only does eating it keep us healthy and strong, but producing your own food is empowering and could even be a potential source of income. The problem is that healthy, fresh food isn’t always affordable and accessible for everyone. In today’s episode of … [Read more...] about Pasha 52: Taking a look at healthy food in South Africa | The Conversation
Turkey in Africa: what a small but growing interest portends | The Conversation
Turkey in Africa: what a small but growing interest portends: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening of the new Turkish embassy in Mogadishu in June 2016. MOHAMED Abdiwahab/AFP via Getty ImagesThe strategic presence of France, the US and the UK in Africa over more than a century is well documented. So is the growing presence of China and the resurgence … [Read more...] about Turkey in Africa: what a small but growing interest portends | The Conversation
South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees | The Conversation
South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees: Refugees at the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, South Africa. Getty Images/Jacques Stander/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesRecent changes to the law, and the promulgation of new regulations governing refugees in South Africa, have been heavily criticised by civil society organisations. The Act regulates the … [Read more...] about South Africa takes fresh steps to restrict rights of refugees | The Conversation
