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The Namibian debate over German reparations
Just over a century ago, German colonial troops engaged in genocide against the Herero and Nama people in what is…
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Mozambique’s debt scandal: Impunity is the catch of the day
With crucial details about the $2 billion loans still secret, the people are paying the price for decisions made by elites…
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The little town in Niger keeping the lights on in France
Welcome to Arlit, the impoverished uranium capital of Africa. From Niamey, the capital of the landlocked West African nation of Niger,…
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4 takeaways from Macron’s almost distasteful racist rant
The European push into Africa was motivated by three main factors; Economic, Political, and Social. After the collapse of the profitability of the…
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My dear white South Africans, it’s time to return the land, writes Kim Heller
IN THE crying game of privilege, white tears matter. White tears will fall, with great lavish, when land is taken back from us…
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Four more ways the CIA has meddled in Africa
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a long history of involvement in African affairs, so Sunday’s reports that the…
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Brand new Macron, same old colonialism
France’s newly elected president, Emmanuel Macron, when asked in a press conference at the G20 summit in Hamburg why there…
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Africa is leading the mobile money revolution
Mobile money accounts are slowly replacing traditional bank accounts in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report by GSMA —…
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Meet Kenya’s Ex-Pig Farmer Turned Politician, the Only Person to Turn Up for TV debate
With less than a month before Kenya’s anticipated general election, the stage was prepared for a six-person debate at a…
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African countries urged to reform education or risk future revolutions
African countries risk violent revolutions by jobless youth in the future unless they reform their education systems in a manner…
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As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies
The United States is getting more involved in Somalia, the nation in the Horn of Africa that has been wrestling…
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African citizens have good reasons to be fed up with their politicians
A few months ago, a video in which a street boy blamed bad leadership for Nigeria’s socioeconomic problems, went viral on social…
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The Nigerian Neocolonial Jigsaw Puzzle
The Real African|| By Olusegun Morakinyo (olusegunmorakinyo99@gmail.com) Irrespective of what the western imperialist and its Nigerian agents propagate, the Nigerian and…
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West Africa's fight to keep bad medicine off shelves
As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control in the…
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Throwback: The International Criminal Court and Gaddafi
The request by chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo that arrest warrants for war crimes be issued against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, his…
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