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    Crisis in Lasanod: Border Disputes, Escalating Insecurity and the Future of Somaliland

    By Markus Virgil Hoehne
    February 6, 2023
    Crisis in Lasanod: Escalating Insecurity and the Future of Somaliland
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    Oligarchs, Oil and Obi-dients: The battle for the soul of Nigeria

    By Nick Westcott
    February 3, 2023
    The end of the oil-fuelled patronage system may pose the greatest threat to the nation since the Civil War. Therein may lie its salvation. ...
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    Of cobblers, colonialism, and choices

    By Bridget Pitt
    February 1, 2023
    Growing up in South Africa, I was told my British colonial ancestors were a fundamentally decent lot. Researching a novel has taught me the ...
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    “People want to be rich overnight”: Nigeria logging abounds despite ban

    By Ekpali Saint
    January 31, 2023
    In Cross River state, home to much of Nigeria’s remaining forest, locals and officials accuse the state government of profiting from illegal logging. As ...
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    The unaccountability of Liberia’s polluting miners

    By Margaret Nigba
    January 25, 2023
    The government’s reports and fines have not yet been sufficient to stop communities suffering from poisoned rivers. Last May in Grand Cape Mount County, ...
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    Africa Elections 2023: All the upcoming votes

    By African Arguments
    January 20, 2023
    A regularly updated list and interactive map of the upcoming elections in Africa in  2023.  Last updated: 20 January 2023 How to use ...
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    The insecurity ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections is unprecedented

    By Idayat Hassan
    December 21, 2022
    What will this mean for the running and credibility of the polls? Nigeria’s elections in 2023 will mark 24 years of unbroken democracy, the ...
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    NigeriaSocietyTop story

    Lagos is unique but not in the way people think

    By Tim Cocks
    December 20, 2022
    The aspects of Lagos that are often vilified are exceptional only in their scale. When I say I’m travelling to Lagos, people only familiar ...
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    Why Africa’s patronage system is under threat like never before

    By Evan Nachtrieb
    December 19, 2022
    Today’s protesters and insurgents don’t want to greater access to a corrupt and ineffective system. They want to abolish it. Over the last decade, ...
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    Why Zambia’s president is adored abroad but a disappointment at home

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    December 16, 2022
    Since coming to power in 2021, Hichilema has enthusiastically courted the approval of the West, often at Zambia’s expense. Despite his lack of significant ...
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