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The most worrying aspect of the Kankara kidnapping
Could Boko Haram’s spread in northwest Nigeria increase opportunities for coordination between Islamist groups in the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel? On 17 December, ... -
Podcast: Of rising COVID-19 cases and vaccine doubt
Read all our COVID-19 coverage Welcome to the latest episode of the Africa Science Focus podcast distributed in partnership with African Arguments. Africa Science ... -
Tigray: One hundred days of war
Calls for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops, unimpeded humanitarian access, and investigations into war crimes are growing. It began as what the Ethiopian Prime ... -
How prepared is Kenya to roll out COVID-19 vaccines?
The government has been slow but, more importantly, its been left vulnerable by the competitive procurement strategies of richer countries. Kenya’s response to the ... -
Ethiopian government must allow full humanitarian access to Tigray
Despite an agreement with the UN to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian access, very little aid and very few relief workers have been allowed in. It ... -
Somalia’s prosperity can only be driven through local knowhow
International initiatives developed without local expertise and knowledge are bound to fail. The inauguration of President Joe Biden in the US and upcoming elections ... -
Can South Africa come to Zimbabwe’s rescue by ending “quiet diplomacy”?
Western diplomats’ holier-than-thou rhetoric is unlikely to help. South Africa can be more understanding, sensitive and practical. Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and political crises seem ... -
The disappearance of half a million young people from Rwanda’s stats
Analysis of Rwanda’s survey data reveals interesting findings about the country’s youth, including a mysterious anomaly. For many years, both the Rwandan government and ... -
Silence and skin: Depicting queerness in Maghrebian films
Unable to represent queerness explicitly, films from the Maghreb employ more subtle and muted techniques. In the Maghreb region, as in many African countries, ... -
The Tunisian Revolution’s young dreams are unfulfilled but unforgotten
Ten years on, many hopes have been crushed. But there is a new generation of Tunisians raised on the values of the revolution. I ...
