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Starlink: SpaceX’s new internet service could be a gamechanger in Africa

Starlink is a satellite-based internet service. It is set to be rolled…

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Tigray has resisted Ethiopia’s far greater military might for two years – here’s why neither side is giving in

If Tigray and Oromia’s political problems aren’t correctly understood and resolved, conflicts…

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NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – is meant to…

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Northern Ghana is underdeveloped because of underinvestment during colonial rule, not geography

More than 70% of North Ghana's population live in disadvantaged rural areas.…

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Ebola outbreak in Uganda: the health system has never been better prepared

Public health messaging is critical and has worked well for Uganda in…

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What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?

Italy's right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni looks on course to secure…

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Earth harbours 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants – and they weigh more than wild birds and mammals combined

There are more than 15,700 named species and subspecies of ants, and…

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Nightmares are a good predictor of future dementia – new study

Interestingly, the connection between nightmares and future dementia was much stronger for…

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US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

The US is also now considered a “flawed democracy,” according to The…

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The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin

A real-life queen has, in the past decade, been restored in both…

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