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    Africa Cannot Afford a Second Cold War

      Hippolyte Fofack, Chief Economist and Director of Research at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)   CAIRO – More than 20,000 Africans were killed in violent conflicts in 2020,...

    Workshop on Embracing the Challenge of a Sovereign Mauritian Food System: The Case for Regenerative Agriculturee

      “Regenerative Agriculture describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity...

    The Mascarene Islands, identified as an Important Marine Mammal Area

      Violaine Dulau, PhD, Executive Director, Globice & Associate Researcher, Université de La Réunion Lana Barteneva, Biologist, MMCO Since early 2020, the Mascarene Islands have been identified...

    Lecture by Professor Philippe Sands: Chagos Archipelago, the last British Colony in Africa

      Thanjelie Aran, Editorial Assistant, Charles Telfair Centre On the 10th of November, the Charles Telfair Centre in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Office organised a...

    Understanding the impact of multiple stressors: how COVID-19 and the Wakashio oil spill affected coastal community resilience in Mauritius

      Josheena Naggea, Doctoral Candidate, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University, USA Amandine de Rosnay, Sustainability Consultant, Dynamia Associates & Developers   While the world...

    What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

        Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton Over two weeks in November, world leaders and national negotiators will meet...

    Africa should start preparing for the global climate emergency

    Dr Uche Igwe, Senior Political Economy Analyst and Visiting Fellow at the LSE Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa.   For Africa’s voice to be heard in...

    Pour une éthique de la mer

      Anouchka Sooriamoorthy, Docteur ès lettres de la Sorbonne   Les hommes entretiennent un rapport paradoxal, voire schizophrène à la mer. Elle est vénérée, adulée, crainte,...

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