East Africa
- Politics, Power & Governance
'We are Iranians': Rediscovering the history of African slavery in Iran
‘We are Iranians’: Rediscovering the history of African slavery in Iran. Behnaz Mirzai’s students often say her office is like…
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Kenya leading a cashless revolution in Africa
This year marks the 10th anniversary of M-Pesa, which started in Kenya, and has since paved way for the cashless…
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“You belong to Joseph Kony”: How Dominic Ongwen and others became child soldiers
By Ledio Cakaj Testimony from a former child soldier of the Lord’s Resistance Army highlights the moral and human complexity of…
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When Somalia Saved Uganda and Tanzania From Going to War
ANALYSIS By Henry Lubega Somalia could be categorised as a failed state today, but 44 years ago it mediated in a…
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Struggles Over Macroeconomic Policy and Gender Equality
By Prof Marjorie Mbilinyi The 2016 Africa Human Development Report: Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa provides a…
Read More » - Culture, Arts & Identity
WATCH: Tanzania bans Snura Mushi’s “shocking” twerking video “Chura” for breaching the moral fabric of society
Tanzania has banned a controversial twerking music video, Chura (frog dance) by Snura Mushi for breaching the moral fabric of…
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