How football, smartphones and mobile money drive youth sports betting in Africa
Africa is a multi-billion dollar market for gambling, with a growing number of young people using smartphones to place bets, particularly on football matches.
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Prisonniers en Ukraine, les Africains recrutés par la Russie sont aussi abandonnés par leurs États
La Russie recrute des ressortissants africains, souvent attirés par des promesses d’études ou d’emplois, pour les envoyer combattre en Ukraine.
Donor aid models don’t determine food security in Zambia, but local farming practices do
For decades, competing global development models have shaped sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural landscape. Traditional western donors, such as the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), have promoted climate-smart agricultural…
Un nouvel ouvrage dévoile les dessous du commerce de peaux d’âne entre l’Afrique et la Chine
La demande en peaux d'âne a connu une croissance exponentielle au cours des 15 dernières années, principalement sous l'impulsion de la Chine. Lauren Johnston est spécialiste des échanges commerciaux entre la Chine et l'Afrique.
AI and blockchain are coming to African farms: 4 things must happen for farmers to benefit
The use of digital agriculture is expanding across Africa. Tools like artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and blockchain are helping farmers receive information about weather, pests, markets and farm management.
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Environment More than water: villagers in South Africa mapped a river’s importance to daily life
The Kat River begins in the Hogsback and Katberg mountain ranges of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, a province of farmland, rural villages and rugged mountains along the country’s south-eastern coast.
Community Pourquoi l'OMS doit déclarer le changement climatique « urgence de santé publique »
Partout dans le monde, les populations ont directement ressenti les effets du changement climatique. L’hémisphère nord a connu un nouvel été record, marqué par des vagues de chaleur et des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes.
Environment North Africa’s green hydrogen exports to Europe could harm water supply and marine life – study
Green hydrogen is a form of renewable energy that, if taken up widely, could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. It is produced by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power.
Science Farming subsidies in Zimbabwe do help spread crop risk, but impact on income is limited – research
In rural development, the conventional wisdom has for decades been simple: households are better off when they have more than one way of making a living. Diversify, spread your risk, and you’ll be more resilient.
Real Estate When government fails, who helps citizens get answers? How South Africa’s community developers bridge the gap
South Africans – like many citizens across the world – don’t experience their government as a single entity.
Government Rwanda-RDC : les sanctions américaines, un instrument de pression à géométrie variable
De nouvelles sanctions sont imposées dans la région des Grands Lacs. Alors que le Burundi est désormais épargné, son voisin du nord, le Rwanda, est à son tour visé.
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How football, smartphones and mobile money drive youth sports betting in Africa
Africa is a multi-billion dollar market for gambling, with a growing number of young people using smartphones to place bets, particularly on football matches.
- Environment
Donor aid models don’t determine food security in Zambia, but local farming practices do
For decades, competing global development models have shaped sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural landscape. Traditional western donors, such as the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), have promoted climate-smart agricultural…
- Business
Un nouvel ouvrage dévoile les dessous du commerce de peaux d’âne entre l’Afrique et la Chine
La demande en peaux d'âne a connu une croissance exponentielle au cours des 15 dernières années, principalement sous l'impulsion de la Chine. Lauren Johnston est spécialiste des échanges commerciaux entre la Chine et l'Afrique.
- Technology
AI and blockchain are coming to African farms: 4 things must happen for farmers to benefit
The use of digital agriculture is expanding across Africa. Tools like artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and blockchain are helping farmers receive information about weather, pests, markets and farm management.
- Environment
Mining, water and trust: how Namibia’s geoscientists see their role with communities
Namibia is one of the world’s leading uranium producers. It also has significant deposits of diamonds, gold, zinc, copper and rare earth elements.
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