Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones of hunger, conflict and poverty on the other....
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) [1] In the global fight against HIV/Aids, one of the most exciting innovations is not a new drug, but a better filing system. This...
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) [1] Universal health coverage – ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it – is one of the targets of the...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot – the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] South Africa has a thriving wildlife economy – enterprises like trophy and meat hunting, ecotourism, live wildlife sales and game meat production. Over the...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Water is a vital resource. Life on earth, as we know it, is impossible without access to safe drinking water. Concerns over declining quality...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years....
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Baobabs aren’t supposed to fall. They can live for up to 2,500 years. Famous for their resilience, these huge trees have stood tall across...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] In the fishing villages along Lake Kariba in northern Zimbabwe, near the border with Zambia, everyday routines that should be ordinary – like collecting...
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Mesquite (Neltuma juliflora), a woody plant native to parts of South America, was introduced into South Africa’s drylands in the 1880s with good intentions....
