Sophie Neiman, Author at African Arguments

cameroon and covid-19 President Paul Biya meeting with IMF director Christine Lagarde in 2016. Credit: IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe.

May 19, 2020

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Where is President Biya? COVID-19 in Cameroon

Confirmed COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing in Cameroon. Yet, the president has barely been seen. Read all our COVID-19 coverage As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around ...

Libya Rwanda Society

By Sophie Neiman

November 7, 2019

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Refugees: Rwanda helps hundreds, but thousands more languish in Libya

International policy towards refugees tends to ignore root causes and often makes humanitarian crises worse. In the last month or so, nearly 200 refugees caught in ...

The WFP has distributed food aid in the Karamoja region of Uganda for decades. Credit: stttijn.

Society Top story Uganda

By Sophie Neiman

June 28, 2019

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A curious case of poisoning in Uganda’s poorest region

The World Food Programme has been accused of negligence after hundreds were poisoned and four people died after eating its food aid. Earlier this March, the ...

Politics Top story Uganda

By Sophie Neiman

May 9, 2019

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“Sudan gives us confidence”: What next for Uganda’s opposition?

Uganda’s government is clamping down heavily on opposition figure Bobi Wine, but he and his supporters remain undeterred. Outside of the Chief Magistrate Court in Kampala, ...