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Why did Somaliland just suspend cooperation with the UN?
The government may be calling the UN’s bluff, but while it engages in this high stakes contest, many ordinary people are fed up. On ... -
#EndSARS: Not just a name or statistic. The tragedy of Rinji Bala
The widespread protests in Nigeria were motivated by real and often deeply personal experiences of police brutality. Here is one. Before Rinji Uzziel Bala’s ... -
After the Kumba massacre: Schools in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis
Until recently, activists in the diaspora and separatists had insisted that schools remain closed and used violence to ensure it. On 24 October, armed ... -
#EndSARS fake news: Is Instagram equipped to police the internet?
Their fact-checking algorithms are not doing a good enough job of identifying what’s fake and what isn’t. The protests in Nigeria have been raging ... -
“Someone willing to help people like me”: Uganda’s LGBTQ paralegals
Queer Ugandans who face discrimination often find it impossible to get legal support. But some are training as paralegals so they can help each ... -
“We are bound by fear”: Côte d’Ivoire’s messy presidential election
Many citizens have experienced the election process not as an opportunity to express their voice but as a familiar contest among political elites. When ... -
Tanzania’s election results are predictable. What happens next is not
If there were a level playing field, there’s every reason to believe the election would be highly competitive. But that is not the case. ... -
To avoid a repeat of the Mogadishu attack, Somali needs biometrics
I was mayor of Mogadishu in 2017 when it experienced the country’s deadliest ever terrorist attack. The lessons have not yet been learnt. Three ...
