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Cambridge researchers have long worked with African colleagues on issues that matter not just to the continent but to the world.

Sarah Louwen with Refugee Law Project logistics officer Fred Ssekandi

The researcher returns – with 100 books to give to the people she interviewed

18 Feb 2014

As a researcher in Uganda and Sudan, law specialist Dr Sarah Nouwen became increasingly aware of the ‘one-way’ nature of her fieldwork. She vowed...

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Cultural Healing: Sudan – a creative peace-building project that trained journalism students, civil society representatives and young people to make short films expressing their cultures and traditions.

Four steps towards ending global poverty outlined in Cambridge International Development report

28 Nov 2013

A new report released by Cambridge's Humanitarian Centre aims to set the agenda for a new round of international development goals in 2015.

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Bats

Fruit bat population covering central Africa is carrier of two deadly viruses

19 Nov 2013

A population of fruit bats which is found across much of continental Africa is widely infected with two deadly viruses that could spread to humans...

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Truck stop

Research recommends how to tackle spread of HIV/AIDS by African truckers

15 Oct 2013

An investigation into how the transport suppliers employed by multinational companies contributes to the spread of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa urges...

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Camel farming

Farming the 'long-necked thing’: moving from cows to camels

23 Sep 2013

A move from cattle herding to camel keeping among Kenyan farmers is more than an economic transition, it represents a fundamental shift in age-old...

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Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted

24 Aug 2013

The Zimbabwean elections will quickly drop off the international news agenda. In her third and final report, anthropology student Rowan Jones ponders...

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Reporting from Zimbabwe: a family in Bulawayo talks about politics

10 Aug 2013

Last week’s Zimbabwean elections saw Robert Mugabe return for a seventh presidential term. Anthropology student Rowan Jones reports on the views of...

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Karnu Warrior

Until lions write their own history…

12 Jul 2013

An exhibition of contemporary textile art by Deanna Tyson has opened at the Alison Richard Building in response to the unique materials held there...

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Forest region of South West Cameroon

Was the dawn of man among trees in the cradle of disease?

04 Jul 2013

A student-led conference to be webcast live will ask, in light of recent research, whether the story of human origin is radically different from...

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Plastic hair comb, 21st century, bought in Nigeria

Origins of the Afro Comb: 6,000 years of culture, politics and identity

02 Jul 2013

The 6,000-year history of the Afro Comb, its extraordinary impact on cultures worldwide, and community stories relating to hair today are being...

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Beachcombing for early humans in Africa

31 May 2013

From the earliest modern humans to the present day, our species has evolved dramatically in both biological and behavioural terms. What forces...

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Summer school participant

On the fly: African summer school on insect neuroscience

26 Apr 2013

A programme created by Cambridge researchers is teaching African scientists how insects can be powerful yet inexpensive model systems in...

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