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“You have to face justice so I can get peace”: Calls for war court in Liberia
15 years after the brutal war ended, no one has been prosecuted in Liberia and many victims feel they’ve been forgotten. In July 1990, Victoria Duo ...Airstrikes and “stability”: What’s the French army doing in Chad?
France is in Chad to support the “war on terror”, yet the its most recent targets have all been political rebels. Between 3 and 6 February, ...Tanzania search for missing millions raises questions over $1 billion
Tanzania has declined to release a worrying audit into its public finances. We analyse and publish it below. After taking office in 2015, Tanzania’s President John ...Insiders Insight: Stealing blood from West Africa
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional snappy insights ...Nigeria’s win-or-die elections and what can be done before the vote
Responsibility for ensuring a successful election falls on Nigeria’s leaders, but international partners can make that outcome more likely. Apart from the posters of candidates adorning ...
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How fake news spreads, sowing distrust ahead of Nigeria’s elections
From party officials’ half-truths, to wild conspiracy theories, to fabricated news articles, fake news has spread far and wide. Fake news is not new to Nigeria. ... -
On shared struggles: From Sudan to the gilets jaunes to #MeToo
Sudan stands alone as it protests thirty years of oppression. And yet so much of its struggle resonates across Africa and the world. Sudan ... -
Don’t just vote. Mobilise. (Aka Why elections won’t change Nigeria)
Just like the colonists gave way to independence, and the military gave way to civil rule, the current system can also give way to ... -
Rest in Power: Oliver Mtukudzi, music legend and pan-African trailblazer
“Tuku” used his powerful poetic voice to change whole systems, forge global connections, and advocate for justice, freedom and the oppressed. Where does one ... -
President-on-a-Leash Tshisekedi and the DRC’s paradoxical new politics
After a long struggle, the people have (kind of but not really) got what they want with President Kabila (kind of but not really) ... -
Dear The West, why do you find it so hard to say sorry?
Forgiveness is central to many African cultures. As Europe debates whether to return looted African heritage, an initial apology would go a long way. ... -
Gabon’s coup may be over, but its many crises are not
It’s not just a few soldiers that are perturbed by Gabon’s deepening political crises and President Bongo’s ill health. In the early hours of ... -
Eritrea’s “state of uncertainty”: Senior government sources reveal…nothing
Insiders say President Isaias is now ruling largely unilaterally, keeping the public, military leaders, and even ministers out of the loop. Eritrea’s life-president Isaias ...
