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Nigeria: After Buhari…?
With the president on medical leave again, ambitious figures are positioning themselves favourably for what might happen next. Secrecy creates suspicion. In the cutthroat ... -
Don’t look away now: DR Congo is at greatest risk than for years
The combination of local conflicts and a national level crisis makes each more dangerous than they would be in isolation. Recent months in the Democratic ... -
Photo of the Week: Getting your goat in Eritrea
In Eritrea’s second largest city of Keren, the picturesque regional capital surrounded by granitic mountains, cattle is traded in the market. For more on Eritrea, ... -
Zimbabwe’s opposition coalition: Avengers Assemble or Suicide Squad?
If the coalition holds until the 2018 elections, it could lead the strongest challenge yet to Mugabe. But that’s a big if. On 19 April, ... -
Sanusi II: Nigeria’s inheritor of tradition and unlikely would-be reformer
The traditional ruler’s criticism of conservative thinking in northern Nigeria has kicked off a much-needed storm of controversy. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has often been a ... -
Why so tense? Kenya’s high stake elections explained
Historical score-settling, future succession and the state of the economy are all to play for on 8 August. After the 2007 general election, Kenya ... -
The hope and (over-)promise of Ghana’s new government
The new administration has vowed to fix Ghana’s struggling economy. But has it set unrealistic expectations? At Makola market in Accra, stalls and shops line hundreds ... -
Photo of the Week: Striking a note for peace in Darfur
On 12 April 2017, the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Youth Union held a peace festival in the Al Salam camp for ... -
Then they came for Al Jazeera: South Sudan press freedoms further deteriorate
The free media is facing ever greater restrictions just when it is needed the most. This Monday, South Sudan’s government dealt one more blow to ... -
Why whistle-blowing won’t save Nigeria
A new whistle-blowing policy has led to some spectacular seizures of looted funds. But short-term thinking can only lead to short-term gains. In just ...
