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Editor's Picks Politics Society Zimbabwe

I’m a Zimbabwean doctor. The crisis is even worse than you think.

By A Zimbabwean doctor
August 19, 2020

Doctors and nurses are on strike. We’re having to turn patients away. Morale is the lowest it’s ever been. You may have heard about ...

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Editor's Picks Society

How white are the newsrooms working on Africa? We asked them.

By Emmanuel Freudenthal
August 12, 2020

All the international outlets that responded agreed that diversity is important, but do they practice what they preach? International newsrooms that report on Africa ...

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Editor's Picks Society

“Our African colleagues”: On the limits of diversity in development

By Faten Aggad
July 21, 2020

Institutional racism is about power. It cannot be changed by simply hiring people of colour or putting them on the cover of annual reports. ...

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Cameroon Economy Editor's Picks Politics

Making a killing: Israeli mercenaries in Cameroon

By Emmanuel Freudenthal & Youri van der Weide
June 23, 2020

Our investigation found Israeli citizens have been training Cameroon’s most notorious military unit for years, making them huge sums in the process. In November ...

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Covid-19 Editor's Picks Tanzania

Tanzania: How long can its COVID-19 strategy hold?

By Evarist Chahali
May 18, 2020

With neighbours tightening their borders and internal criticism growing, President Magufuli’s government finds itself increasingly isolated. Read all our COVID-19 coverage Before the coronavirus ...

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Congo-Kinshasa Covid-19 Editor's Picks Society

Photo essay: In Congo, from epidemic to pandemic

By Finbarr O' Reilly, Arlette Bashizi, Justin Makangara & Moses Sawasawa
May 14, 2020

Read all our COVID-19 coverage The Democratic Republic of Congo was getting ready to declare itself Ebola-free when COVID-19 hit. Since 2018 , Ebola ...

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Culture Editor's Picks Kenya Uganda

Stay home and go to the museum

By Anna Adima
May 8, 2020

In Kenya and Uganda, innovators are showing how history can be preserved and shared in new formats for today’s audience. In Uganda and Kenya, ...

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Covid-19 Editor's Picks Society South Africa

COVID-19 responses in Africa: Ok, one size doesn’t fit all. Now what?

By Andries du Toit
April 28, 2020

Discussions must move beyond the pros and cons of lockdowns. They must confront the real challenge: African states’ disconnect from ordinary people. Read all ...

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Covid-19 Editor's Picks Society

COVID-19: An open letter from African intellectuals to Africa’s leaders

By Various co-signatories
April 16, 2020

100 leading academics and writers call on leaders to govern with compassion and see the crisis as a chance for a radical change of ...

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Editor's Picks Politics Somalia

High-profile jailbreak undermines Somalia’s fight for justice

By Laetitia Bader
March 24, 2020

Abdirashid Janan’s arrest suggested justice might soon be served. His escape shows how far away it remains. On 31 August 2019, dramatic news emerged ...

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