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How Addis Ababa is set to get hotter, wetter, drier, and bigger
A new study shows how climate change will lead to more heatwaves and severe flooding in Ethiopia’s capital, one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities. Addis ... -
January Makamba and Tanzania’s return from self-isolation
What does January Makamba’s appointment to Tanzania’s foreign docket add to President Hassan’s expanding diplomatic chessboard? The late President John Magufuli’s isolationism harmed Tanzania’s ... -
Somalia: State-building as the elite’s perverse incentive
Facing growing allegations of corruption and nepotism, can the Hassan Sheikh administration win the war against Al Shabaab? Prompting widespread ridicule across the world ... -
Understanding the local context is key to addressing fragility in Somalia
No longer a vision of the failed state of a decade ago, for Somalia the journey from fragility to sustainability is long, tough and ... -
“Rare, expensive”: Fish eating by Lake Victoria plunges amid climate change
90% of people along the lake’s shores in Tanzania say they ate fish four times per month ten years ago, compared to just 4% ... -
The Africa Climate Summit must dare speak the unspeakable
Fossil fuels, by far the biggest source of emissions, have brought much harm and few benefits to Africa. Yet climate agreements barely mention them. ... -
Africa Climate Summit: Kenya’s green growth pitch sparks justice concerns
Outcry over McKinsey’s role and unease with Ruto’s focus on finance raises questions as to whether the summit will truly be “by Africans for ... -
Uganda’s boda bodas: Half a century of getting to places, madly
50-odd years ago, Ali Mayende’s innovation in the border town of Busia sparked a revolution that has become the lifeblood of East African public ... -
How years of tension in Amhara boiled to the surface
Deepening suspicions that Abiy was plotting against the Amhara drove the Fano rebellion against Addis Ababa. With the declaration of the state of emergency ...