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Liberté, Egalité, Impunité
Cameroon’s courting of Russian support has left France on the back foot. Emmanuel Macron landed in Cameroon last month as the first French president ... -
“I have to work in a field”: 300,000 teachers in DRC going unpaid
Since primary education was made free in 2019, there has been a steep rise in both numbers of students and teachers working for nothing. ... -
Chad’s transition to nowhere
15 months into an 18-month transition, there are few signs of it ending. And the Western-backed interim president is acting a lot like his ... -
The unseen trial of Congo’s “phantom spymaster” and what it means
The veteran political operator François Beya Kasonga had been one of the president’s inner circle, until his sudden arrest. Few people manage to navigate ... -
“Total Success”? The real goals of Uganda’s Operation Shujaa in DRC
Joint Ugandan-Congolese military exercises may have more to do with securing roads and oil than rooting out rebels. On 16 November 2021, three suicide ... -
The climate crisis tinderbox in northern Cameroon
Amid growing resource scarcities, dozens have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by fighting triggered by a cow drowning. Last August, two ... -
The guitar maker of the eastern Congo
Moïse Muhindo Kisuba believes affordable instruments and training can break a cycle of violence that has claimed thousands of lives. Moïse Muhindo Kisuba sits ... -
Caring about conservation is not enough. We need to make it pay
Local groups know how to protect nature and support local communities, but they need help with realistic funding and commercial expertise. With climate change ... -
It’s time to shine a light on Congo’s Sassou-Nguesso and his abuses
Congo-Brazzaville’s autocratic regime has long been able to fly below the radar, in part thanks to China’s protection. Over 38 years in power, spread ... -
AFCON 2022’s match ball was not just a football
Cameroonian designer Fule Valentine designed the ball with traditional textile patterns seeking to engender a unified national identity. On 23 November, 2022, the Confederation ...
