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African leaders must continue to press for talks: Ethiopia is too big to fail

Africa Comfort Ero - 17 Nov 2020

The conflict in Ethiopia could spill over into the entire Horn of Africa region. AU and regional leaders need to step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation

Blackout makes it hard to report on Ethiopia’s civil war

Africa Simon Allison - 16 Nov 2020

Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging is terrible

Maaza Mengiste: ‘We are now catching up with the past’

Friday Theresa Mallinson - 12 Nov 2020

As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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

Conflict until the cows come home

Africa David Mono Danga - 11 Oct 2020

Climate change and civil war are escalating tensions between South Sudan’s herders and crop farmers, who are competing over land

Third time lucky: Will Mozambique’s peace deal last?

Africa Alex Vines - 6 Aug 2020

It’s been a year since Frelimo and Renamo signed the Maputo Accord. This time, the peace might just hold

Covid-19 restrictions give rise to political tensions in Sierra Leone

Africa Abdul S Brima - 18 May 2020

The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks

4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis

Africa Will Baxter & Simon Allison - 6 Mar 2020

Meet the Central African Republic’s only practising clinical psychologist

Traumatised societies need honest, self-aware leaders

Article William Gumede - 25 Aug 2019

Politicians must desist from blaming the actions of the former oppressor for their own decisions

Cameroon’s civil war will continue

Africa R Maxwell Bone - 23 Aug 2019

The hardline stance by both the government and the Anglophone successionists hinders solutions

Suspicion and secrecy surround South Africa’s dealings with South Sudan

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Jun 2019

It is far from clear that the deal fits in with South Africa’s long-term energy strategy, or that there is an economic case for it

Khashoggi was collateral damage

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Supporting Saudi Arabia’s lukewarm reforms sends a signal of consent to a murderous regime

Why Libya’s new elections might not put the country back on track

Africa Staff Reporter - 7 Jun 2018

Libya’s proposed elections and any subsequent interim government will fail if the country’s challenges aren’t addressed

War, famine and failed talks in Yemen

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Dec 2017

Ali Abdullah Saleh's death comes amid an intensified conflict between the Iran-aligned armed group and pro-Saleh forces in the ongoing war in Yemen

How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Oct 2017

Scientists have found that herds of elephant were able to walk on ground infested by land-mines without injury because of their keen sense of smell.

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Latest articles on Civil War

African leaders must continue to press for talks: Ethiopia is too big to fail

Blackout makes it hard to report on Ethiopia’s civil war

Maaza Mengiste: ‘We are now catching up with the past’

The European companies that armed the Ivorian civil war

Conflict until the cows come home

Third time lucky: Will Mozambique’s peace deal last?

Covid-19 restrictions give rise to political tensions in Sierra Leone

4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis

Traumatised societies need honest, self-aware leaders

Cameroon’s civil war will continue

Suspicion and secrecy surround South Africa’s dealings with South Sudan

Khashoggi was collateral damage

Why Libya’s new elections might not put the country back on track

War, famine and failed talks in Yemen

How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

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