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Muslim women celebrating Eid al-Fitr.
Society & Culture

Why do men typically receive twice as much inheritance as women in Egypt? Research explains

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by Patrick Daly
Four students standing at the front of a crowded room presenting on their app.
Science & Technology

Northeastern students build app to address $4B crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa

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by Kate Rix
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, speaking passionately at a podium.
World & National News

How Namibia elected its first female president. Africa is ‘more open to the idea of women leaders,’ Northeastern expert says

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by Kate Rix
A building in Africa. Outside of the building, a kid does a cartwheel.
Science & Technology

Researchers use drones and VR to preserve at-risk African architecture

by Cody Mello-Klein
Patients lying in hospitals beds with mosquito nets around them.
Health

Neglected tropical diseases sicken and disable millions of people. A Northeastern professor is part of a road map for change 

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Rebecca Cheptegei running.
World & National News

An Olympic runner was just killed by her partner, showing how domestic violence ‘affects every single person’

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by Erin Kayata
Richard O'Bryant and Moses Ayirebi shaking hands.
University News

Humble beginnings and hard work pay off for this Northeastern graduate student from Ghana

by Alena Kuzub
Morocco in the aftermath of the earthquake
World & National News

Morocco earthquake devastation worsened by age-old construction methods, expert says

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by Cyrus Moulton
coup supporters walking around a white truck in Gabon
World & National News

What prompted the coup in Gabon? Here’s why the military is taking over in many West African nations

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by Erin Kayata
evacuees arriving at Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport from Niger
World & National News

Escaping Niger: Northeastern professor describes his experience being caught in the middle of a military coup in West Africa

by Alena Kuzub
A crowd participates in a large march on a sunny day.
World & National News

Northeastern professor in Niger takes shelter after soldiers stage coup in West African nation

by Alena Kuzub
Winslow Sargeant speaking at Global Leadership Summit
University News

After Ghana Summit, Northeastern University trustee Winslow Sargeant says experiential learning is key to building partnerships on African continent

by Alena Kuzub