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Behind the Ethiopia protests: A view from inside the government
An ex-cabinet minister in the Ethiopian government and former president of Oromia Regional State explains why the current turmoil has come as no surprise. For over ... -
The scale of the UK’s involvement in Africa’s resources is staggering. So too is its disregard for the rights of those affected
Africa’s natural resources are being appropriated by foreign private interests who are leaving a devastating trail of social, environmental and human rights abuses in their ... -
Why no-one cares about Malawi’s biggest problem
As corruption allegations unfold, Malawians are watching keenly but are not outraged or protesting. This September marks three years since the high-level corruption scandal in ... -
Can confrontation and violence be avoided on Tanzania’s “Day of Defiance”?
Tensions are rising ahead of this Thursday’s opposition protests against President Magufuli’s “dictatorial” leadership. [Update 31/08/16: The opposition has now announced that it will be ... -
Dear Europe, if you really must re-engage with Eritrea, here’s how you should do it
Unless Europe demands conditions as it re-engages with Eritrea, it will simply be strengthening the very regime responsible for thousands fleeing in the first ... -
Gabon’s presidential election: are the opposition’s attempts at unifying too little too late?
For President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has been in power for half a century, winning the 27 August election may be the easy ... -
Guinea’s anti-government rally: 500,000 protesters, 1 stray bullet
What was behind the mass opposition rally in Conakry? Thierno Hamidou Diallo, may he rest in peace, was fatally shot on 16 August 2016. He ... -
Zambia’s disputed elections: on claims of binned ballots and “systematic bias”
Official results say Edgar Lungu scraped the presidential election, but the opposition claims that, through manipulation and fraud, the ruling party “effected a coup on ... -
Humble, mother-loving and God-fearing? How Edgar Lungu won Zambia’s presidential election
In over-emphasising economics, analysts may have missed the importance of personality politics. Despite overseeing clear economic decline since taking over as president in January 2015, ... -
Tanzania’s President Magufuli: man of the people, man of the party?
Why the ruling CCM’s new chair might have to start walking back to his car more slowly. It’s possible to tell how influential a ...
