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Trump slinks off world stage, leaving others to put out the fires he started

Top Six Nick Roll - 21 Jan 2021

What his supporters and assorted right-wingers will do now in a climate that is less friendly to them is anyone’s guess

Somali troops may have been drawn into Ethiopia’s civil war

Africa Amanda Sperber - 20 Jan 2021

The Mail & Guardian spoke to Somalis about their relatives who disappeared after signing up for military training and fear they may have been killed

America’s lessons for African dictators

Africa Tireniolu Onabajo & Idayat Hassan - 7 Jan 2021

COMMENT: Trump’s attacks on democracy grab the headlines, but the real story is one of democratic resilience

Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

Africa Alex Vines - 19 Dec 2020

After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges

A glimpse into the future of government propaganda

Africa Samuel Gebre & Claire Wilmot - 8 Dec 2020

The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.

The global HIV response needs to get back on track

Health Webster Mavhu - 8 Dec 2020

After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set

It’s time to fight Covid fatigue in Africa

Africa DaCosta Aboagye & Steve Hamill - 8 Dec 2020

There are signs that the continent’s population is relaxing risk-reducing measures (masks, physical distancing, washing hands), which could push 40-million people into extreme poverty

China’s resource-for-infrastructure deals

Opinion Adrian Joseph - 4 Dec 2020

Are RFIs a viable model for aiding Africa’s economic development?

China’s resource-for-infrastructure deals

Business Adrian Joseph - 25 Nov 2020

Are RFIs a viable model for aiding Africa’s economic development?

Africa study finds three million new genetic variations

Opinion Zané Lombard - 24 Nov 2020

The findings have wide relevance, from learning more about African history and migration to specific variants of people’s health

Extract from ‘The Journey: New Positions in African Photography’ — an introduction

Friday Simon Njami & Sean O Toole - 20 Nov 2020

A new book examines the great flourishing of photography across the African continent

Our world needs empathetic intervention — not heroes

Opinion Ncedisa Nkonyeni & Cynthia Rayner - 17 Nov 2020

The pandemic has reminded us of interconnectedness and that we need to see the world from various perspectives, especially in case studies

The Trump era is over. But the fight for democracy is just getting started

Africa Jeffrey Smith - 14 Nov 2020

A respected and robust United States — with all of our flaws, mistakes and missteps — can be good for the defence of democracy, not least in Africa

Ethiopia is about to cross the point of no return

Africa Rashid Abdi & Tobias Hagmann - 10 Nov 2020

As the conflict between the national government and Tigray escalates, the window for intervention is closing fast

The European companies that armed the Ivorian civil war

Africa Khadija Sharife, Mark Anderson, Sana Sbouai & Mathieu Olivier - 27 Oct 2020

AN OCCRP investigation reveals that Gunvor and Semlex brokered weapons-for-oil deals in early 2011 when Côte d’Ivoire was in crisis, despite a UN arms embargo

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Trump slinks off world stage, leaving others to put out the fires he started

Somali troops may have been drawn into Ethiopia’s civil war

America’s lessons for African dictators

Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

A glimpse into the future of government propaganda

The global HIV response needs to get back on track

It’s time to fight Covid fatigue in Africa

China’s resource-for-infrastructure deals

China’s resource-for-infrastructure deals

Africa study finds three million new genetic variations

Extract from ‘The Journey: New Positions in African Photography’ — an introduction

Our world needs empathetic intervention — not heroes

The Trump era is over. But the fight for democracy is just getting started

Ethiopia is about to cross the point of no return

The European companies that armed the Ivorian civil war

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