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Khartoum: the creation and the destruction of a modern African city

Khartoum is – was – a city that did not know war…

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Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

More than 11,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands are…

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Can we get better at predicting earthquakes?

An earthquake measuring 6.2 rocked central Italy in the early hours of…

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Morocco earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them

More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck…

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What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the…

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How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans

“Starfield” is one of the most anticipated video games in recent history.…

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Rugby World Cup 2023: Africa’s hopes lie with South Africa and Namibia, for now

Two African teams have made it through to the 20 countries playing…

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Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics

The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023…

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Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo the eighth west African leader to be ousted by military in two years

Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of…

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