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France, Russia, and shifting sands in the Sahel
The withdrawal of French troops from Mali comes after nine years of fighting the Islamist insurgency. On 17 February, France and its European allies ... -
Is it time to gatekeep Afrobeats?
Fears around cultural appropriation are valid but gatekeeping is out of touch with the modern music marketplace. Lately, Afrobeats, Nigeria’s biggest music export, has ... -
“Only Ukrainians, not Blacks”: Fleeing African students face racism
Those fleeing Russia’s invasion speak of discrimination by both officials and fellow refugees and of a lack of support from their governments. Initially, Wasiu ... -
For persons with disabilities, it takes a “special initiative” to get vaccines
Seeing that getting access to COVID-19 vaccines was such a tall order, one polio survivor decided to do something about it. Sitting in his ... -
Gambians pursuit of justice for Jammeh’s bogus AIDS cure
International bodies did little when the president forced patients to take his fake remedy. They can start to make amends by supporting Gambians now. ... -
Nigeria: The cautionary tale of the fateful 2020 strike that never was
Just days before #EndSARS, Nigeria’s labour congress disappointed many by calling off what had promised to be a similarly momentous protest. On the morning ... -
Guinea must put justice at the heart of its transition
The September coup was domestically popular. The junta can build on this and send a signal to the region by prioritising accountability. In the ... -
Nigeria’s tech sector needs recruits. Young people need jobs. And yet…
Why are young Nigerians struggling to get jobs in its booming tech sector? Over the past decade, Lagos, Nigeria’s swarming economic capital, has seen ... -
Burkina Faso’s battle for the airwaves
One of the first things the coup leaders on taking power this January was to restore the internet and surround the national broadcaster with tanks. ...
