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Insiders Insight: Cyclone Idai extracts heavy toll
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“If you take Tramadol away, you make Boko Haram weak.”
Former fighters say taking the addictive opioid was essential for launching assaults. Could tackling its illicit trade cripple Boko Haram attacks? Adamu Musa remembers ... -
Is Tanzania discarding Nyerere’s freedom-fighting legacy?
Tanzania’s stance on Palestine suggests its history of fighting global injustice could be making way for a more pragmatic “economic diplomacy”. In November 2018, ... -
Closed borders and fighting words: Rwanda and Uganda’s deepening rift
“No one can bring me to my knees,” said President Kagame. “Once we mobilise, you can’t survive,” said President Museveni. Uganda and Rwanda’s relationship ... -
“You have to face justice so I can get peace”: Calls for war court in Liberia
15 years after the brutal war ended, no one has been prosecuted in Liberia and many victims feel they’ve been forgotten. In July 1990, ... -
Airstrikes and “stability”: What’s the French army doing in Chad?
France is in Chad to support the “war on terror”, yet the its most recent targets have all been political rebels. Between 3 and ... -
Tanzania search for missing millions raises questions over $1 billion
Tanzania has declined to release a worrying audit into its public finances. We analyse and publish it below. After taking office in 2015, Tanzania’s ... -
Insiders Insight: Stealing blood from West Africa
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Nigeria’s win-or-die elections and what can be done before the vote
Responsibility for ensuring a successful election falls on Nigeria’s leaders, but international partners can make that outcome more likely. Apart from the posters of ... -
Mr Clean vs. Mr Not-So-Clean? Corruption in Nigeria’s elections
Can voters trust either the disappointing President Buhari or widely-accused challenger Atiku to tackle corruption if elected? In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari swept to power ...
