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The Continent

The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Vanessa Nakate
Africa
/ 23 December 2021

The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Vanessa Nakate

The activist who forced her way onto front pages: Initially cropped out and sidelined, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has now become an essential voice for Africa on the world stage.

By Sipho Kings and The Continent
Mozambique’s Rapale camp: A transit to nowhere
Africa
/ 22 December 2021

Mozambique’s Rapale camp: A transit to nowhere

The strife in Cabo Delgado has displaced more than 800 000 people. Some have found their way to the Rapale transit centre, where they are struggling to survive as foreign and local forces fight over their homelands.

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent and The Continent
Seventy-five African journalists imprisoned for doing their jobs
Africa
/ 21 December 2021

Seventy-five African journalists imprisoned for doing their jobs

Across Africa, 12 countries were keeping at least 75 journalists behind bars as of 1 December ― not counting those who were detained and released

By The Continent
Omicron variant: The West finds yet another reason to keep Africans out
Africa
/ 19 December 2021

Omicron variant: The West finds yet another reason to keep Africans out

Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense

By Lydia Namubiru, The Continent, Simon Allison, Sipho Kings and The Continent
The Continent — Issue 70, December 18 2021
Continent
/ 18 December 2021

The Continent — Issue 70, December 18 2021

By The Continent
Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls
Africa
/ 12 December 2021

Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls

When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.

By Samira Sawlani and The Continent
Uganda’s tasty crickets are in short supply
Africa
/ 11 December 2021

Uganda’s tasty crickets are in short supply

They’re a sought-after seasonal delicacy, but deforestation and a growing export market are leaving Ugandans with too little to crunch on

By Andrew Arinaitwe and The Continent
The Continent — Issue 68/69, December 11 2021
Continent
/ 11 December 2021

The Continent — Issue 68/69, December 11 2021

By The Continent
Kenya to make Covid vaccination mandatory
Africa
/ 5 December 2021

Kenya to make Covid vaccination mandatory

The unvaccinated will be denied use of public services on 21 December, but only 5% of the population has been vaccinated

By Soila Kenya, The Continent
The Continent — Issue 67, December 3 2021
Continent
/ 3 December 2021

The Continent — Issue 67, December 3 2021

By The Continent
The Continent — Issue 66, November 27 2021
Continent
/ 27 November 2021

The Continent — Issue 66, November 27 2021

By The Continent
Facebook fails to curb the spread of hate speech in Ethiopia
Africa
/ 22 November 2021

Facebook fails to curb the spread of hate speech in Ethiopia

Most of Facebook’s features are designed to maximise meaningful social Interaction, which means the algorithm promotes extreme content

By Simon Allison, Samuel Gebre, Claire Wilmot and The Continent
The Continent — Issue 65, November 20 2021
Continent
/ 20 November 2021

The Continent — Issue 65, November 20 2021

By The Continent
The Continent — Issue 64, November 13 2021
Continent
/ 13 November 2021

The Continent — Issue 64, November 13 2021

By The Continent
The Continent — Issue 63, October 9 2021
Continent
/ 9 October 2021

The Continent — Issue 63, October 9 2021

By The Continent
The Continent — Issue 62, October 2 2021
Continent
/ 2 October 2021

The Continent — Issue 62, October 2 2021

By The Continent
Africa’s big adaptation ask at COP26
Africa
/ 30 September 2021

Africa’s big adaptation ask at COP26

Africa causes just 4% of global emissions, but pays the price of them. With what money?

By Sophie Mbugua
Tigrayans are starving to death
Africa
/ 28 September 2021

Tigrayans are starving to death

The famine that was feared has come to pass, and aid just isn’t getting in

By The Continent
Afrobeats conquer the world
Africa
/ 26 September 2021

Afrobeats conquer the world

From Grammys to sold-out concerts, the West African music phenomenon is going mainstream

By Oluwamayowa Idowu
US fashion contaminates Africa’s water
Africa
/ 25 September 2021

US fashion contaminates Africa’s water

Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water

By Pascalinah Kabi and The Continent
The Continent — Issue 61, September 25 2021
Continent
/ 25 September 2021

The Continent — Issue 61, September 25 2021

By The Continent
Shadow states infest Africa’s democracies
Africa
/ 24 September 2021

Shadow states infest Africa’s democracies

Two recent reports show evidence that democracy in Africa is being threatened by private power networks

By Idayat Hassan
Coal gets the cold shoulder as coal power fleets on course to be 56% smaller than expected
Africa
/ 21 September 2021

Coal gets the cold shoulder as coal power fleets on course to be 56% smaller than expected

Only Gambia has a plan that, if everyone acted the same way, would see global heating kept to below 1.5°C.

By Sipho Kings and The Continent
The convenient myth of an Africa spared from Covid-19
Africa
/ 18 September 2021

The convenient myth of an Africa spared from Covid-19

There are few, if any, studies to support Pfizer chief executive’s assertion that the global south would be more vaccine-hesitant than the north

By Laura López González and The Continent
The Continent — Issue 60, September 18 2021
Continent
/ 18 September 2021

The Continent — Issue 60, September 18 2021

By The Continent
How Alpha Condé overthrew Alpha Condé
Africa
/ 17 September 2021

How Alpha Condé overthrew Alpha Condé

Since the coup d’état, Guinea’s head of state has been in the custody of the military officers. But it was the president who was the primary architect of his own downfall

By Sidy‌ ‌Yansané‌ and The Continent
Uganda: Bobi Wine’s crisis of confidence
Africa
/ 11 September 2021

Uganda: Bobi Wine’s crisis of confidence

Ugandan opposition leader’s popularity frightened Museveni into even greater autocracy

By Simon Allison and The Continent
Biker bandits drive insecurity in Nigeria
Africa
/ 11 September 2021

Biker bandits drive insecurity in Nigeria

A classic bandit extortion strategy is to set homes and grain stores on fire to intimidate individuals into paying up.

By Idris Mohammed and The Continent
The Continent — Issue 59, September 11 2021
Continent
/ 11 September 2021

The Continent — Issue 59, September 11 2021

By The Continent
Nigeria ‘being careful’ about private sector Covid help
Africa
/ 4 September 2021

Nigeria ‘being careful’ about private sector Covid help

Indemnity clauses and fears of fake jabs mean Nigeria’s government must do its vaccine roll-out alone

By Adeola Oladipupo and The Continent
Cabo Delgado is a warzone, but profiteers strike it rich
Africa
/ 4 September 2021

Cabo Delgado is a warzone, but profiteers strike it rich

But anger over human rights abuses in the ruby-rich province fuels resentment and insurgency

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent
The Continent — Issue 58, September 4 2021
Continent
/ 4 September 2021

The Continent — Issue 58, September 4 2021

By The Continent
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