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African leaders’ authoritarian practices, domestic power struggles and governance failures have undermined efforts to create a ‘United States of Africa’.

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When lawyer Colin Rushmere bought 600 hectares on the country’s east coast in pursuit of a conservation dream, he was ...

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Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

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In June 2021, the fossils of a three-year-old male child dating back 78,000 years were found in a grave at the Panga ya Saidi ...

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