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Kenyan students keep setting their schools on fire. Where’s the alarm?
Students setting dozens if not hundreds of schools on fire each year is no longer surprising. What’s shocking is the government’s apathy. When the ... -
The cynical realpolitik of the War on Terror: Uganda 2021 edition
The Kampala bombings will likely mean more counter-terrorism ops, more human rights abuses, and more donor support for the Museveni regime. In the last ... -
From ethnic amnesia to ethnocracy: 80% of Rwanda’s top officials are Tutsi
Despite the state’s policy of ignoring ethnicity, most people know their leaders are mostly Tutsi. This research examines the extent of this trend. After ... -
As a nurse in Somalia, I know we need vaccines. Where are they?
The pandemic has overwhelmed us. Vaccines are the only solution, yet as rich countries give out third jabs, we’ve barely inoculated 2% of Somalis. ... -
Marking Mawlid, the Muslim festival full of diversity, dhows and donkeys
For the past 132 years, thousands have gathered in Lamu annually for Quran-reciting competitions, dance, music, and free healthcare. Earlier this month, thousands of ... -
Religion once unified Ethiopia. It can again.
Religion is being used to divide people. Ethiopia needs a new social covenant centred on the “we” of humanity, not for the “us vs. ... -
We stand with Sudan’s people and demand more AU, IGAD, UN action
Scores of African institutions condemn the coup and call on international bodies to take more robust actions to avoid violence and suffering. We, the ... -
Sudan’s self-coup and four factors that will determine what comes next
The Sudanese masses brought down governments in 1964, 1985 and 2019. They could present another stern test to the military. This week the head ... -
“We thought he was dead”: Tigrayans speak of torture in detention
Many Tigrayans have been forcibly disappeared in recent months. Now some who have been released tell their stories. Tigrayans recently released from a military ... -
Tigray: One thing the warring parties and outside powers must unite on
Famine-prone Ethiopia can ill-afford a war, but the region of Tigray more so than others. Ethiopia’s internal war has multiple facets which warrant the ...
