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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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    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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  • GMOs in Uganda? Nalwoga Mary picks coffee berries from a tree in her farm in Wakiso, Uganda. Credit: Nakisanze Segawa/GPJ.
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    “Economic bondage”: E Africa farmers worry over what GMOs might mean

    By Nakisanze Segawa
    May 26, 2023
    While proponents of genetic modification say it can increase yields, researchers point out that Africa already grows enough food.  Outside her brick house in ...
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  • SomaliaTop story

    The unexpected success of Somalia’s new fight against Al Shabaab

    By Liban Obsiye & Liban A. Hussein
    May 25, 2023
    Why the new Somalia president’s declaration of war against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab is generating a national zeitgeist. During Ramadan, there was much talk in ...
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    Sudan: Making pariahs of Al-Burhan and Hemedti will unlock the talks

    By Abdelmonim Omer Ibrahim
    May 25, 2023
    Until the parties feel that their financial interests are in jeopardy, they won’t be prepared to participate in genuine discussions. Although the U.S. Department ...
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  • Rendering of a Kubik home, made from recycled plastic. Credit: Kubik.
    ClimateEconomyEthiopiaTop story

    “Our target is replacing cement”: The Ethiopian startup thinking big

    By James Wan
    May 24, 2023
    Kubik promises to turn plastic waste into high quality affordable homes. We spoke to its CEO about dignity, safety, and thinking globally. Most startups ...
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  • KenyaPoliticsTop story

    The rebirth of anti-elite land politics in Ruto’s Kenya

    By Dauti Kahura and Peter Lockwood
    May 23, 2023
    If the invasion of the Kenyatta property resurrected the ghosts of Mau Mau, where did it leave the land question in central Kenya? Northlands. ...
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    Sudan: Calling it a fight between the generals is simplistic

    By Mohamed Kheir Omer
    May 18, 2023
    Northern and Central elites have always prosecuted violence from the centre. Now, the periphery brought the eternal war to Khartoum. Violence is not new ...
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    Sudan: The quiet scramble to broker the peace

    By Ngala Chome
    May 17, 2023
    The Horn’s geopolitics are increasingly shaped by rich Gulf hegemons who view the region as a theatre for their competing interests. On 16 April, ...
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  • East Nile Hospital, Khartoum. It was bombed on 14 May allegedly by the SAF who believed it to have been a converted RSF barracks. Photo courtesy: 'Sudan Armed Forces' on Facebook.
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    Sudan: As the generals fight, who’s playing chess with the old Islamists?

    By Fathi Osman
    May 15, 2023
    The clash between Burhan and Hemedti was inevitable. In the mediation scramble, nobody can afford to side with Bashir’s Islamists. At 10 am on ...
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