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Aanu Adeoye
Aanu Adeoye is a media fellow at Germany’s Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Democracy delayed in Mali spurs sanctions from neighbours
Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.
The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Tems and Wizkid
Dancing to their own beat: the Afrobeats sound is conquering the world, with Tems and WizKid at the vanguard
#BringBackOurGirls: A story of the Nigerian girls’ rescue
When 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from a remote area in Nigeria, the world called for their rescue. A new book, Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the…
Africa’s leaders have left us at the mercy of the West on vaccines
Of course Western countries should share the vaccine. But why do we still have to rely on their largesse?
Unfit for office: The perils of reporting on the president’s health
Tanzanian president John Magufuli’s death came after weeks of denial, but reporting on the fitness of African leaders can be perilous for journalists
Deadly explosions blast open Equatorial Guinea’s dysfunctional governance
The blasts were a result of poorly stored explosives at a military base in the city, President Teodoro Obiang said in a statement on Sunday night
‘We can’t afford to become the Covid continent’
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The…
When going home is a risky gamble
Opposition leaders find it hard to fight dictators from abroad, but may place their families in danger when returning home
Nigeria’s anti-corruption boss arrested for corruption
Ibrahim Magu’s arrest by the secret police was a surprise — but also not surprising
Remembering the cruelty of strongman Nkurunziza and his regime
Burundi’s president was a cruel and tyrannical leader under whom no one was safe, not even schoolchildren
Civil unrest turns deadly in Guinea
Guinea’s response to the coronavirus has exacerbated the country’s existing fault lines
Question marks surround Madagascar’s Covid-19 ‘miracle cure’
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
What it’s like to lead the Covid-19 response in Africa’s most populous country
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, is up for the challenge
Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic
So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
China’s African headache
Racist and derogatory videos are causing incalculable damage to China’s image in Africa, but this is unlikely to change the relationship