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Cameroon is a ship without a captain

Africa Maurice Kamto - 21 Sep 2020

Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever

The cost of Covid: 25 years of progress, halted

Africa Simon Allison - 16 Sep 2020

Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report

Darfur: How historical patterns of conflict are haunting current violence

Africa Tsega Etefa - 24 Aug 2020

The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya

UN: SA recovery only in five years

Business Thando Maeko - 23 Aug 2020

The latest report shows the South Africa’s women will be the hardest hit demographic of the economic downturn

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

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South Africa prioritises fossil fuels over clean energy in post-Covid-19 recovery packages

Environment Chido Muzondo & Richard Bridle - 28 Jul 2020

The country is among the G20 countries who have invested in electricity produced from coal, oil and gas at the cost of addressing climate change

Burundi’s new security minister has a long and bloody past

Africa Thierry Uwamahoro - 21 Jul 2020

Gervais Ndirakobuca is under international sanctions for human rights violations — abductions, disappearances, murder, turture — when people protested against the president seeking a third term

How to build a women-powered, green-energy transition

Opinion Irene Giner-Reichl - 16 Jul 2020

As the globe moves towards greener energy practices, more women must be included in this new growth sector, for the benefit of all

The SADC will regret its approach to Mozambique’s insurgence

Africa Webster Zambara & Annah Moyo-Kupeta - 13 Jul 2020

The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk

Covid-19: The straw that breaks Yemen’s back?

Coronavirus Cameron Joseph - 9 Jul 2020

The pandemic may be the final blow to a nation on the brink

Pandemic-induced human rights violations a double tragedy to humanity

Africa Webster Zambara - 6 Jul 2020

The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this

The blankest spot on Trump’s world map

World Alex Park - 29 Jun 2020

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa

Policy exists, but shacklands spring up

Analysis Sijekula Mbanga - 25 Jun 2020

The political will is there, but proper implementation remains an obstacle to improving people’s lot

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The pandemic has shifted patterns of conflict in Africa

Africa Clionadh Raleigh - 22 Jun 2020

Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways

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Times of unprecedented crisis present unique opportunities for unprecedented action

Opinion Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Graça Machel, Vera Songwe & Maria Ramos - 14 Jun 2020

The world has a chance to improve the lives of women, especially those living in Africa

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