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“Our target is replacing cement”: The Ethiopian startup thinking big
Kubik promises to turn plastic waste into high quality affordable homes. We spoke to its CEO about dignity, safety, and thinking globally. Most startups ... -
The rebirth of anti-elite land politics in Ruto’s Kenya
If the invasion of the Kenyatta property resurrected the ghosts of Mau Mau, where did it leave the land question in central Kenya? Northlands. ... -
Sudan: Calling it a fight between the generals is simplistic
Northern and Central elites have always prosecuted violence from the centre. Now, the periphery brought the eternal war to Khartoum. Violence is not new ... -
Sudan: The quiet scramble to broker the peace
The Horn’s geopolitics are increasingly shaped by rich Gulf hegemons who view the region as a theatre for their competing interests. On 16 April, ... -
Meet Cameroon’s undercover conservationists
When the Anglophone war broke out, state rangers left, militias set up camp in forests, and thousands sought refuge in areas of critical biodiversity. ... -
Drag Night Namibia: “What we are doing here today is massive”
Amid momentous legal victories and disappointing let-downs, Namibia’s queer community and activists celebrate a radical joy. It’s Drag Night in Namibia and The Loft ... -
Sudan: As the generals fight, who’s playing chess with the old Islamists?
The clash between Burhan and Hemedti was inevitable. In the mediation scramble, nobody can afford to side with Bashir’s Islamists. At 10 am on ... -
Gatsa-Gatsa: Ousmane Sonko and Senegal’s politics of retaliation
Sonko’s legal problems, which appear engineered to frustrate his presidential bid, could well push the country back into the street. On May 8, 2023, ... -
Burundi: “The president has crossed the Rubicon – there’s no turning back”
In the wake of the arrest and detention of former PM Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, political observers weigh the consequences. There was some surprise when ... -
The return to Cabo Delgado: Gas, war, and the emergence of Total Land
While TotalEnergies remains coy about restarting the $20bn gas project, Mozambicans are coming home in the conspicuous absence of the state. In recent months, ...











