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West Africa is changing.

Five essential reads on the breakaways from #Ecowas - theconversation.com/west-africa-...

#Politics

South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵

Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...

#EnvironmentAndEnergy

South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵

Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...

#EnvironmentAndEnergy

There are 960 million disposable baby diapers used and thrown away every year in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Ways need to be found to recycle them.

theconversation.com/960-million-...

#EnvironmentAndEnergy

The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done

theconversation.com/a-blind-beet...

Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world’s most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the malaria season in southern Africa.

Read more - theconversation.com/mosquito-sea...

#HealthAndMedicine
#Malaria

🦠 Antibiotic resistance is making common infections harder to treat, posing a major threat to global health.

theconversation.com/why-is-it-so...

💻 Alistair Farley and Helen Smith, University of Oxford #AntibioticResistance
#HealthAndMedicine

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial – there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important

theconversation.com/the-first-1-...

💻 Catherine Draper, University of Witwatersrand
#Next1000Days
#Education