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The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
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…
50 Notable African Books of 2021: Selected by Brittle Paper
The online publication’s annual list celebrates not only the sheer abundance of African literature but its daring, new directions
To tackle climate change properly, the world will need Africa’s help
Next year, COP27 will be hosted in an African country, but by then it may be too late for the continent to get the assistance it needs
Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu
World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture
We cannot afford incremental action on climate change
The government has promised that we will get to net zero emissions by 2050, but is still taking actions that will make the climate crisis worse