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  • Liberia is preparing for its third set of elections since the end of the civil war. Credit: Brittany Danisch.
    LiberiaPolitics

    Runners and riders: Liberia gears up for most unpredictable elections yet

    By Robtel Neajai Pailey & David Harris
    September 14, 2017
    With President Sirleaf set to step down after 12 years in office, 20 candidates are competing to replace her. On 10 October 2017, Liberia ...
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  • Nigeria federalism. Credit: jbdodane.
    NigeriaPolitics

    True federalism beckons for Nigeria

    By Festus Iyorah
    September 12, 2017
    Before recess, a bill proposing devolved powers was defeated in the National Assembly. But that hasn’t weakened calls for decentralisation. Against a backdrop of ...
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  • Thousands take to the streets in Togo to demand the reinstatement of the 1992 constitution.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsTogo

    50 years of hurt: Togo protesters vow to continue

    By Farida Nabourema
    August 25, 2017
    After years of government stalling, demonstrators are demanding electoral reforms, including the reinstatement of term limits. On Saturday 19 August, shocking images of the ...
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  • MaliPhoto of the Week

    Photo of the Week: Firing it up in Mali

    By Uncategorised
    August 11, 2017
    The village of Kalabougou in Mali is well-known for its pottery, which is supplied to the capital Bamako and nearby town of Segou. As ...
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  • Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu with West African heads of state at the ECOWAS summit in June 2017. Credit: Israel Government Press Office.
    EastPoliticsWest

    Call it a comeback: Israel’s grand “return” to Africa

    By Yotam Gidron
    August 3, 2017
    In exchange for development support, Israel wants African votes at international forums. This may prove trickier than it thinks. This June, Israel’s Prime Minister ...
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  • A UK Department for International Development (DfID) truck is unloaded in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Credit: Staff Sergeant Tom Robinson RLC.
    EconomySierra Leone

    Brexit offers Sierra Leone chance to reassess the aid relationship

    By John Bonoh Sisay
    August 2, 2017
    Brexit will undoubtedly affect the UK’s donor relationship with Sierra Leone, but this debate takes away from the crucial issue: improving trade. In the ...
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  • President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Credit: Magharebia.
    MauritaniaPolitics

    Why Mauritania’s crucial referendum may only be the first of many

    By James Courtright
    August 1, 2017
    “What is really important to [President Aziz] is to have direct and unconditional access to the constitution to modify it as he pleases.” On ...
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  • Reading a newspaper in Liberia. Credit: Together Liberia.
    LiberiaSociety

    Transforming Liberia’s media: Time to pay our own “transport costs”

    By Jefferson Krua
    July 28, 2017
    Spelling errors, lack of independence, and “stipends” for covering events are commonplace in Liberia’s media. We decided to do something about it. On a ...
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  • Editor's PicksNigerSociety

    A forgotten community: The little town in Niger keeping the lights on in France

    By Lucas Destrijcker & Mahadi Diouara
    July 18, 2017
    Welcome to Arlit, the impoverished uranium capital of Africa. From Niamey, the capital of the landlocked West African nation of Niger, we call ahead ...
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  • Côte d'IvoirePhoto of the Week

    Photo of the Week: Eat, sleep, breathe football

    By Uncategorised
    July 14, 2017
    Earlier this week, the English football club Everton made a slight splash when they touched down in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam. The team, ...
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