Yearly Archives: 2024
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Zimbabwe: The rise of the mbingas
Commonly called mbingas for their penchant for luxury, many of Zimbabwe’s richest men and women are vessels for the ruling party’s looting of state coffers. Establishing ... -
How traffickers got away with the biggest rosewood heist in history
Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port. On 11 March, ... -
Africa's Foreign EngagementsConflictDebating IdeasEthiopiaHorn of AfricamilitarisationRed SeaRegionalismSomalia
State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries: Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa
Maritime access and the spectre of territorial expansion through conflict -
Power Struggle in Tigray
As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed continues to renege on the Pretoria Agreement that ended hostilities two years ago, infighting within the TPLF further threatens the tenuous ... -
COP29 must kickstart stalled progress on the lifeline that is adaptation
Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. It’s time for a clear adaptation finance goal. 2024 has been another brutal ... -
Sci-Fi, Folklore, and Faith: Korede Azeez’s unique lens as a Nigerian Muslim filmmaker
Korede Azeez is one of Nigeria’s most prolific breakout filmmakers. Her journey sheds light on the broader landscape of women in Nigeria’s expanding film industry. In ... -
Anti-malarial drug resistance is making malaria normal again
As Egypt is certified malaria-free, the parasite is developing resistance to treatments, costing the continent $127 billion in lost GDP by 2030, 600,000 lives a year ... -
What must happen after the Summit of the Future?
What would the manifesto for a more inclusive world look like if it were drafted by people with disabilities? It was, a few weeks ago at ... -
Nile River Basin Commission: Regional strife could make a difficult task impossible
Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambitions. The newly established Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC) has been ... -
The Deepfake is a powerful weapon in the war in Sudan
While still rudimentary – voice-cloning models can’t yet relay convincing Sudanese dialects – the use of Deepfakes is now routinely used on Sudan’s violent, if bloodless, ...
