Russiafrica? Not yet
By DJEHANE VALLY ‘Russiafrica,’ a neologism inspired by the word ‘Françafrique,’ which symbolises the special relationship between France...
Need to Know: Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia
As featured in Edition 37, available here. Editorial WHAT IS IT? In November 2020, tensions between the Ethiopian government in Addis...
#EndSARS: How a Hashtag Helped Spark a Revolution in Nigeria
As featured in Edition 37, available here. By HANNA BAJWA The #EndSARS movement in Nigeria garnered remarkable attention through its...
Ugandan Elections - National Unrest as Museveni's Reign Persists
By HANNA BAJWA On January 14th, 2021 President Yoweri Museveni won the Ugandan General elections, commencing his sixth term. President...
The Arab Spring – 10 Years On by Ali Al-Enazi
Written by Ali Al-Enazi Tahrir Square, Cairo was the centre of the Egyptian Arab Spring Revolution. What occurred 10 years ago in the...
La Sape as a Political Movement: A Historical Context
By HANNA BAJWA La Sape is an abbreviation of Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes, translating to Society of...
Putting peace first? Libya's ceasefire
BY DOMINIC GILONIS Libya’s post-independence story has seemingly followed the tragic path trodden by much of the Arab world, and the rest...
In Mali, the coup presents opportunity and danger
Written by Taras Trunov If you blinked, you missed it: on the morning of August 18th, reports first emerged of a mutiny at a military...
It shouldn't take a disaster to cancel fossil fuels
By GEORGINA MILNER Oil spills are no new phenomena. Oceans have been polluted and habitats destroyed by massive oil spills every few...
Malawi's Election Shock - The rise of Lazarus Chakwera
In 2017 Kenya annulled an election. Now Malawi has done the same and it is only the second African country to do so. Following the...