East Africa
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‘Like an Umbrella Had Covered the Sky’
At first, villagers thought the dark, dense blot in the sky was a harmless cloud. Then came the terrifying realization…
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Bantu peoples
Bantu are the speakers of Ntu languages, comprising several hundred indigenous ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa, spread over a vast…
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Britain refuses to end colonial rule in Africa’s Chagos Islands
Britain has failed to withdraw from the Chagos Islands, the last territory it still colonizes in Africa despite a deadline…
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Zanj
Zanj was a name used by medieval Muslim geographers to refer to both a certain portion of Southeast Africa and…
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White Saviorism: American missionary played doctor and African children died
When White Saviorism Turns Deadly: American missionary played doctor, children died, when will there be justice?
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China’s relationship with Africa is illustrated by garlic tensions
From #Kenya... Farmers say the growing presence of Beijing in Kenya is having a negative impact on their lives, their…
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25 years on – images that exposed Rwanda’s genocide
The massacres, mostly by gangs wielding machetes, swept across Rwanda and groups of people were killed in their homes and…
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EU accused of funding project in Eritrea using ‘forced labour’
Eritrean human rights activists have accused the EU of funding a scheme in Eritrea that uses “forced labour”. The EU…
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Is Tanzania discarding Nyerere’s freedom-fighting legacy?
Tanzania’s stance on Palestine suggests its history of fighting global injustice could be making way for a more pragmatic “economic…
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Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to 6 months
Ethiopian Airlines said on Saturday that DNA testing of the remains of the 157 passengers on board flight 302 may…
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Ethiopia and U.S. Geopolitics in the Horn of Africa
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Ethiopia Needs a Face-lift. The United States needs a more stable,…
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Ethiopia was colonised
Like many African countries that were colonised by the British, Ethiopia’s educational system strongly privileges the English language. I learnt this…
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. According to the United Nations, it consists of…
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Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician and businessman who is the fourth and current President of…
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