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...
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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...
The future for Africa's students
Countries around the world are implementing lockdown measures to slow the spread of Covid-19. More than a third of the world’s population...
The Lamps Are Going Out, But There is Time; Thoughts on A Post Coronavirus World
A future after Covid-19 is a daunting thought. How might we be able to return to normality is an even more daunting question, as the...
Battling against the hourglass: Africa and the Coronavirus
As the BBC’s Emily Maitlis said in her refreshingly candid monologue last week, ‘the [Coronavirus] is not a great leveller, the...
Uganda's unconventional blend of music and politics
Do you remember the surprise when an Ukranian actor won his bid for the presidency, beating his experienced incumbent by a landslide? Or...
Zimbabwe: Moving on from Mugabe?
On 19th November 2017, Robert Mugabe was removed from power by the Zimbabwean military. This ended his 37 years of dictatorial rule. The...
Corruption, negligence and violence: Can Ramaphosa turn back time?
When looking at South Africa’s recent headlines, it is impossible to miss Jacob Zuma’s frequent appearances. The once ‘people’s...
‘Luanda Leaks’ and Lourenço’s fight against corruption: has Angola’s political situation really chan
‘Luanda Leaks’ is the name that has been given to a series of investigations made by the International Consortium of Investigative...
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