Explainer: Why Cholera remains a public health threat: Places with poor sanitation and insufficient clean drinking water are at risk of cholera outbreaks. Simon Akam/ReutersCholera has killed millions and remains a major threat to public health. The Conversation Africa’s Health and Medicine Editor Joy Wanja Muraya asked Dr Moses Masika to explain the nature of the disease and … [Read more...] about Explainer: Why Cholera remains a public health threat | The Conversation
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Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans
Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans: Dropping water levels in Kenya’s Lake Turkana following the development of dams and plantations in Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley threaten the livelihoods of half a million indigenous people in Ethiopia and Kenya, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on publicly available data from the United States Department of … [Read more...] about Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans
Africa faces a new threat to democracy: the ‘constitutional coup’ | The Conversation
Africa faces a new threat to democracy: the 'constitutional coup': A protest against President Joseph Kabila. The poster reads: "Kabila must leave without any conditions". Reuters/Francois LenoirConventional wisdom tells us that good political societies are built on the principles of constitutionalism. This entails upholding the rule of law and separation of powers. … [Read more...] about Africa faces a new threat to democracy: the ‘constitutional coup’ | The Conversation
Libya: Amid threat of renewed conflict, UN envoy urges restraint
Libya: Amid threat of renewed conflict, UN envoy urges restraint: Expressing concern at escalating tensions and threat of renewed conflict following developments in central Libya, the United Nations envoy for the country urged all parties to work together on reconciliation and to refrain from any rhetoric that could inflame the situation. “I urge all parties to act … [Read more...] about Libya: Amid threat of renewed conflict, UN envoy urges restraint
Trump’s threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard | The Conversation
Trump's threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard: President-elect Donald Trump's stance on climate change is very different to Barack Obama's. Reuters/Kevin LamarqueUS President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, publicly questions the existence of climate change. He, and presumably Trump himself, … [Read more...] about Trump’s threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard | The Conversation
