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Elnathan John: Finding the balance of things in strange, new places

Africa Elnathan John - 2 Jul 2020

Like flotsam you float from one unknown place to another, to seek and establish equilibrium — only to have it all disrupted by a pandemic

AU rights leader warns of human rights disaster

Africa Simon Allison - 2 Jul 2020

The African Union’s human rights boss has expressed grave concerns about the erosion of human rights during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Danger: Burundi’s new president

Africa Thierry Uwamahoro - 2 Jul 2020

Évariste Ndayishimiye’s first speech as president, and the conspicuous absence of Burundi’s main opposition leader, do not bode well for democracy

We were arrested in Uganda while protesting for black lives

Africa Kelsey Nielsen & Caleb Okereke - 2 Jul 2020

White supremacy must be held to account if systemic anti-blackness is to be rooted out of society

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Africa Mimi Alemayehou - 2 Jul 2020

The warning signs couldn’t be clearer that we need to act now to prevent millions dying from starvation

AU must keep momentum to end structural racism

Africa Carine Kaneza Nantulya - 1 Jul 2020

The parallels between the African and African-American struggles for equality and justice are striking. The African Union needs to engage more vigorously with human rights entities to address global anti-black racism

Hachalu Hundessa’s murder sparks unrest in Ethiopia

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 1 Jul 2020

The singer was a political activist, using his music to advocate for the rights of the Oromo

The Cameroonian rhythm that set the world on fire

Africa Refiloe Seiboko - 1 Jul 2020

How Manu Dibango’s hit became the most sampled African song in history

Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians

Africa Adem K Abebe - 30 Jun 2020

The new president leads a party which was at the forefront of the country’s fight for independence from Britain and went on to rule during the 27-year dictatorship of Hastings Banda

A murder in Congo

Africa Marta Tveit - 29 Jun 2020

What does the decade-old “Congo-case,” involving two Norwegian mercenaries, tell us about residue coloniality in Scandinavia?

Speaking out against D’banj

Africa Vincent Desmond - 29 Jun 2020

After accusing the Afrobeats superstar of rape, Seyitan Babatayo was arrested

Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in after winning Malawi’s historic presidential election

Africa Golden Matonga - 28 Jun 2020

The opposition presidential candidate won the vote by 20 percentage points, after last year’s poll was overturned because of irregularities

Meet Katoto, Museveni’s big fan

Africa Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 27 Jun 2020

The TV cartoon character — think Homer Simpson meets Robin Hood — with added propaganda

Paradou AC: The barefoot academy revolutionising Algerian football

Africa Tolu Olasoji - 27 Jun 2020

After learning from Côte D’Ivoire’s ASEC Mimosas, the Paradou AC academy is revolutionising football in Algeria — and doing it barefoot

Nigeria is still a very dangerous place to be different

Africa Chude Jideonwo - 27 Jun 2020

Nigeria is moving far too slowly in terms of accommodating different genders and sexualities, sacrificing happiness, liberties and lives.

Audacious Zambian protesters outsmart the police

Africa Simon Allison - 26 Jun 2020

Tired of being arrested and beaten up at protests, young activists tried something different and it worked

End voluntourism and the white saviour industrial complex

Africa Rosebell Kagumire - 26 Jun 2020

We need to dismantle the unequal systems we have upheld in Africa. Divesting from missionary tours is a good place to start

Doctors under siege in Sudan

Africa Ayin Network - 26 Jun 2020

Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE

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