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“I’m not sure how they’re surviving”: Sudan’s soaring inflation hits hard
From construction companies to pharmacies, businesses in Sudan are struggling as basic costs change by the day, if not the hour. As part of ... -
Ethiopia: The relentless protests that forced the Prime Minister to resign
The stepping down of Hailemariam Desalegn will not satisfy Ethiopia’s protesters. But it is a start. Hailemariam Desalegn has announced his resignation as Ethiopia’s ... -
Whatever happened to Afwerki’s comely face? Eritrean music in an age of YouTube
Musicians in Eritrea used to have to sing the government’s praises to pass the censors. Now there are other ways to get heard. In ... -
Kenyatta’s grand plan to silence Kenya’s free press
Since coming to power, Kenyatta has tried to control the media through co-optation or force. The shut down of TV stations is his latest ... -
When facts cease to matter: The polarised world of Rwanda research
Reydams’ controversial article attacking a small NGO was full of factual errors and leaps of logic. Sadly, such scholarship is not rare in this ... -
Uganda: Why Stella Nyanzi’s radical rudeness scares the government
The outspoken feminist academic is still facing charges for criticising the president last year. But when the patriarchy attacks, she fights back. Stella Nyanzi ... -
Meet some of the men redefining masculinity in Kenya
While a crisis of masculinity is being witnessed the world over, it looks different in every region. In Kenya, a heady mix of influences ... -
The Burundi peace talks are all wrong
Not only has the latest round of peace negotiations failed. It has also fundamentally misdiagnosed the problem in the first place. Earlier this month, ... -
Since removal of sanctions, Sudan’s economy has actually got worse
Sanctions held back Sudan’s economy, but not nearly as much as the government’s own policies. On 6 October, the US government announced that it ... -
Could Global South solidarity finally ensure justice for Kenya’s Endorois?
The Endorois have been fighting for compensation ever since their unlawful removal from ancestral lands in the 1970s. Four long decades since being illegally ...
