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    Cameroon: The keyboard warlords of the breakaway republic

    By Zane Irwin
    June 5, 2023
    Two social media rivals from the Anglophone southwest, based in far-off England, have been prosecuting their own digital war – with life-and-death consequences in ...
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    The Sudan Crisis viewed from Juba: A path towards resolution

    By Mayiik Ayii Deng
    June 5, 2023
    Given their strong historical bonds, and Juba’s track record, what is the argument for Juba to mediate the conflict in Sudan?  With over 500 ...
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    Africa Elections 2023: All the upcoming votes

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    We’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. How can we get back?

    By Steven J Lade, Ben Stewart-Koster, Stuart Bunn, Syezlin Hasan & Xuemei Bai
    June 1, 2023
    Urgent action is needed on climate, the biosphere, freshwater, and fertiliser use to return to safe and just boundaries. People once believed the planet ...
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    Africa’s topsy-turvy food paradox

    By Edward Mukiibi
    June 1, 2023
    Why embrace a food system proven to be harmful to health, nutrition, dignity, equality, local economies, and the environment? Imagine a country defined by ...
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    Zambia: The president’s five-point plan to stay in power at all costs

    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    June 1, 2023
    Hichilema is desperate to retain power and already has a worrying plan three years ahead of time.  Zambia’s next general election is not due ...
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  • Challenges for South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa meets President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi in 2019. Credit: GovernmentZA.
    PoliticsSouth AfricaTop story

    The two defining challenges facing South Africa

    By Nick Westcott
    May 30, 2023
    Stagnation at home and fence-sitting abroad are costing the country dearly, and the costs are only rising. South Africa is facing two fundamental challenges, ...
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    Four actions vulnerable countries need from COP28

    By Nate Warszawski, Maria Lemos González, Chikondi Thangata, Preety Bhandari & Molly Bergen
    May 30, 2023
    From mobilising trillions (rather than billions) to raising ambitions, here’s what most of the world needs from the critical climate talks. The conclusion of ...
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    Afrobeats: The birth of Afro-Adura

    By Doyin Olagunju
    May 27, 2023
    The fast-rising genre is spawning a new wave of Afrobeats stars, and adds a spiritual dimension rooted in a century-old African church.  In January ...
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    Sudan: How the generals disappeared the people on the way to the economy

    By Selma el-Obeid
    May 27, 2023
    Is independent Sudan’s history the haunted tale of military generals meeting their fates on the economic paths they were trying to avoid?  Sudan’s deadly ...
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