Politics, Power & Governance
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How women are pushing back against rape culture in South Africa
South Africa’s sexual offense statistics are alarming. A high-profile court case sparked a national debate about rape culture as well…
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Who are Israel’s Allies—and Enemies—in Africa?
Israel is coming back to Africa. That was the message of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he attended a…
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Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences if they continue their traditional seed exchange
In order to receive development assistance, Tanzania has to give Western agribusiness full freedom and give enclosed protection for patented…
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Africa will not progress by living in the past
For Africa to move forward, it must leave the past behind and look forward to the future. A better future…
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Almost all internet searches in Africa bring up only results from the US and France
A Google search for “Accra,” the capital of Ghana, returns its Wikipedia entry, travel advice from Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor,…
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Apartheid Inc, the story of Naspers, Media24 and Channel Life
A NEW global multimedia megacorporation is determining the future of communications on Planet Earth. From cradle to grave, chances are…
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7 Common Myths About Traveling Africa – And Why They Are Wrong
Kristin Addis from Be My Travel Muse writes our regular column on solo female travel. It’s an important topic I can’t adequately…
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Biafra 50 years on: The legacy of one of Africa's bloodiest wars
At least one million people were killed after the declaration of the Biafra Republic in 1967. Pro-Biafra secessionists are marking…
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The Mysterious Sale of Warships to an Ex-Nigerian Warlord—And Why the U.K. Let It Happen
Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, is not a household name, but he was once among the most wanted men…
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US Sanctions: Some Red Lines Are Redder Than Others
Many will have welcomed the U.S. government’s decision last month to impose sweeping sanctions on 271 employees of the Syrian…
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Types of Slavery in Africa
Whether slavery existed within sub-Saharan African societies before the arrival of Europeans is a hotly contested point between Afrocentric and…
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30 years since Cuito Cuanavale, the battle that redefined Southern Africa
Thirty years ago in southern Angola, four military forces were mobilising for the largest conventional battle in Africa since the…
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Where Africa fits into China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese President Xi Jinping made it clear at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that the world should abandon…
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I Will Never Forget What a White Man Told Me in Zimbabwe in 1980
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me…
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