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Africa Insiders: Magufuli shuts down another outlet for dissent
The essentials: Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s campaign to restrict critics or even potential critics of his administration has continued with his efforts to block ... -
Ethiopia: Beyond ethnic federalism
The system designed to fuse an unwieldy nation together is now tearing it apart. When the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) ruling coalition ... -
Burundi: A president “chosen by God” and those who disagree
Pierre Nkurunziza continues to tighten his grip ahead of May 2020 elections. Is it too late to stop the crisis deepening? Four years after ... -
Somalia: President Farmaajo’s stacks the deck to secure a second term
With full elections unlikely in 2020, the incumbent is trying to lock down the support of lawmakers who will again select the president. Although ... -
Ethiopia must stop hate speech, not free speech
Tackling disinformation requires a subtle balance between different sets of values, not vaguely defined punitive laws. On 23 October, the prominent public figure Jawar ... -
Sudan needs a lifeline now
Now is not the time to wait and see. Sudan’s new government needs the support of its international allies, particularly in Africa, immediately. At ... -
Africa Insiders: Uganda’s distracting LGBTQ crackdown
The essentials: Despite a raft of ludicrous denials, it’s clear that Ugandan officials are cracking down on the country’s LGBTQ community. Following the raid ... -
Why Tanzania’s local elections are more important than they might seem
Tanzania’s local elections are an important prequel to the 2020 national elections – in more ways than one. Last week, Tanzania’s leading opposition parties ... -
Refugees: Rwanda helps hundreds, but thousands more languish in Libya
International policy towards refugees tends to ignore root causes and often makes humanitarian crises worse. In the last month or so, nearly 200 refugees ... -
Charlie Chaplin and the reclaiming of Sudan
Khartoum’s locally-organised open air film screenings epitomise much about Sudan’s ongoing revolution. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of the ...
