Read more about the article Independence is at the heart of the AfDB’s ability to be effective
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Independence is at the heart of the AfDB’s ability to be effective

As Africa’s only premier development bank, AfDB was the first and only African development organisation to offer any meaningful support to regional member countries’ effort at managing the devastating consequences of Covid-19.

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Read more about the article Here’s why some people are willing to challenge bullying, corruption and bad behaviour, even at personal risk
man refusing bribe

Here’s why some people are willing to challenge bullying, corruption and bad behaviour, even at personal risk

Moral rebels speak up in all types of situations—to tell a bully to cut it out, to confront a friend who uses a racist slur, to report a colleague who engages in corporate fraud.

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Read more about the article Journalism of Drum’s heyday remains cause for celebration – 70 years later
A picture taken on November 25, 2011 shows the cover of South African magazine Drum celebrating its 60 years in Johannesburg.

Journalism of Drum’s heyday remains cause for celebration – 70 years later

The African Drum was launched in 1951. After a lacklustre three months, the owner, Jim Bailey, brought a friend out from England, Anthony Sampson, to edit the magazine. They did some informal research and were told that black readers wanted sport, jazz, celebrities and “hot dames”.

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Read more about the article How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
Covid-19 deaths in Brazil

How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer

Even if health officials had accurate pictures of the number of infections and deaths over time, they can’t just divide the number of deaths by March 15 by the number of infections by March 15. It can take weeks before an infected patient dies from Covid-19.

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