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Armed militants wage war on Burkina Faso’s schools
A survivor tells of how Islamists carrying AK-47s arrived on motorbikes, forced fleeing children to lie on the ground and beat teachers before setting a building on fire
Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
Conflict is escalating in central Mali, says Human Rights Watch
Last year was the deadliest for civilians since the current political crisis began in 2012. And the fighting is also increasing in neighbouring countries
Secularism is not the answer to fundamentalist violence
A solution to religious fundamentalist violence is neither a secularist view nor religious in nature; it entails a blend of both.
Kenya suffers Somali blowback
Kenya said it invaded Somalia to protect its citizens, but the attack in Nairobi this week shows this has failed
French start-up offers ‘dark web’ compass, but not for everyone
Over the past five years, Aleph has indexed 1.4 billion links and 450 million documents across some 140 000 dark websites
Niger’s leaders have betrayed its founding principles
Nigeriens have engaged in over six decades of painstaking work to build a strong nation. But Niger is no longer looked upon as a beacon of light
The soldiers who won’t fight
Many of Mali’s soldiers aren’t prepared to risk their lives fighting in the north of the country. One deserter explains why
Somali women sidestep taboos to play football
'The sight of young women playing football is highly unusual in Somalia, owing to societal pressures as well as fear of al-Shabab'
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Lockdown set to move to level three countrywide from June 1
President Cyril Ramaphosa notes that the behaviour of citizens during level 3 will determine the fate of the nation
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