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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

What drives the Al-Shabaab insurgency as donors lose faith in stopping the group: theconversation.com/what-drives-al… 💻 Daisy Muibu, @UofAlabama #Politics

TC_Africa's tweet card. Al-Shabaab’s evolution over nearly two decades has been centred around three major goals.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 7 h

What really makes someone cool? 😎🌏 A global study finds it’s more than just trends—personality and values matter too. theconversation.com/what-makes-a-p… 💻 Todd Pezzuti, @UAI_CL #ArtsCultureAndSociety

TC_Africa's tweet card. Coolness has changed. Today it’s about being extroverted, hedonistic, adventurous, open, powerful and autonomous.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 9 h

Chido Muchemwa’s debut explores queer identity, family, and belonging—twelve powerful stories bridging Zimbabwe and Canada. 🌏📚 theconversation.com/who-will-bury-… 💻 Gibson Ncube, @StellenboschUni #ArtsCultureAndSociety

TC_Africa's tweet card. Even as Chido Muchemwa’s characters move between countries, generations and identities, they are tied by their desire for care.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 10 h

African sci-fi is tackling climate change—grim futures, bold solutions, and brilliant stories from across the continent. 🌍📚✨ theconversation.com/african-sci-fi… 💻 Carl Death, @OfficialUoM #ArtsCultureAndSociety

TC_Africa's tweet card. In his new book, Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries with each country’s stories and films about climate change.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 13 h

Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in danger of extinction. theconversation.com/surprise-resul… 💻 Krystal Tolley, @SANBI_ZA #EnvironmentAndEnergy

TC_Africa's tweet card. Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in danger of extinction.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 15 h

Chido Muchemwa’s debut explores queer identity, family, and belonging—twelve powerful stories bridging Zimbabwe and Canada. 🌏📚 theconversation.com/who-will-bury-… 💻 Gibson Ncube, @StellenboschUni #ArtsCultureAndSociety

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 17 h

African sci-fi is tackling climate change—grim futures, bold solutions, and brilliant stories from across the continent. 🌍📚✨ theconversation.com/african-sci-fi… 💻 Carl Death, @OfficialUoM #ArtsCultureAndSociety

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 18 h

Nigeria’s Super Falcons chase a tenth Wafcon title, but rising competition shows Africa’s women’s football is changing fast. ⚽🌍 theconversation.com/nigeria-guns-f… 💻 Chuka Onwumechili, @HowardU #ArtsCultureAndSociety #Wafcon #superfalcons

TC_Africa's tweet card. Whatever the outcome of the Wafcon final, Nigeria’s sole dominance of women’s football in Africa has ended.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · 20 h

What really makes someone cool? 😎🌏 A global study finds it’s more than just trends—personality and values matter too. theconversation.com/what-makes-a-p… 💻 Todd Pezzuti, @UAI_CL #ArtsCultureAndSociety

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 25

What really makes someone cool? 😎🌏 A global study finds it’s more than just trends—personality and values matter too. theconversation.com/what-makes-a-p… 💻 Todd Pezzuti, @UAI_CL #ArtsCultureAndSociety

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Chido Muchemwa’s debut explores queer identity, family, and belonging—twelve powerful stories bridging Zimbabwe and Canada. 🌏📚 theconversation.com/who-will-bury-… 💻 Gibson Ncube, @StellenboschUni #ArtsCultureAndSociety

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Nigeria’s Super Falcons chase a tenth Wafcon title, but rising competition shows Africa’s women’s football is changing fast. ⚽🌍 theconversation.com/nigeria-guns-f… 💻 Chuka Onwumechili, @HowardU #ArtsCultureAndSociety #Wafcon #superfalcons

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

President Donald Trump has claimed the US funded the River Nile dam, although this has already been denied by an Ethiopian official theconversation.com/the-imperialis… 💻 Mahemud Tekuya, @UOPacific #EnvironmentAndEnergy

TC_Africa's tweet card. Given the ever increasing importance of coordinated management Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt should manage all dams through the Nile Basin Commission.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Shifting political alliances in West Africa as the region battles to promote peace, security and stability: theconversation.com/west-africa-is… #Politics

TC_Africa's tweet card. Scholars explain recent developments in Ecowas and the implications for the region.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in danger of extinction. theconversation.com/surprise-resul… 💻 Krystal Tolley, @SANBI_ZA #EnvironmentAndEnergy

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Language technologies are being adapted for health across Africa. But most of these tools never make it beyond the lab or they are limited in their language options. theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-ca… 💻 Songbo Hu, Anna Barford and Anna Korhonen, @Cambridge_Uni #ScienceAndTech

TC_Africa's tweet card. Language technologies are being adapted for health across Africa. But most of these tools never make it beyond the lab or they are limited in their language options.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Climate action isn’t just for parliaments—women in rural communities are key to tackling global warming together. 🌱👩‍🌾 theconversation.com/forest-loss-in… 💻 Katrina Kosec, @JohnsHopkins / Amanda Clayton, @UCBerkeley / Amanda Lea Robinson, @OhioState / Boniface Dulani, @UCT_news #Climate

TC_Africa's tweet card. In rural Malawi, women influence discussions on how to combat climate change in communities that depend on forests for survival.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Stuck on stats? Students created sci-fi and fantasy stories with characters that represented ideas in statistics. theconversation.com/learning-stati… 💻 Johan Ferreira, @WitsUniversity #Education

TC_Africa's tweet card. Students created sci-fi and fantasy stories with characters that represented ideas in statistics.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that hasn’t experienced terrorist attacks. Its proactive, multi-faceted strategies offer a blueprint for neighbours. theconversation.com/ghanas-securit… 💻 Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah, @DCU and Timothy Chanimbe, @hkbaptistu #Politics

TC_Africa's tweet card. Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that hasn’t experienced terrorist attacks. Its proactive, multi-faceted strategies offer a blueprint for neighbours.

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The Conversation Africa@TC_Africa · Jul 24

Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in danger of extinction. theconversation.com/surprise-resul… 💻 Krystal Tolley, @SANBI_ZA #EnvironmentAndEnergy

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