Editor’s Picks
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Malawi’s miracle island, where fish remain plentiful despite climate crisis
While catches have dwindled elsewhere due to the climate crisis and over-fishing, traditional stewardship has helped Mbenje island buck the trend. Hundreds of years ... -
#EndSARS: A movement finding healing six months after a massacre
“We asked to not be killed and we got killed for it.” In early October 2020, thousands of young Nigerians took to the streets ... -
Chad: The bed Déby made
Dying on the frontlines after three decades in power, Idriss Déby leaves behind fractured politics, poverty, and a rebel group on the march. The ... -
“My house is crumbling”: Living in limbo along the East Africa pipeline
People along the route of the proposed 1,443 km oil pipeline talk of confusion, uncertainty and lives on hold. Following the recent signing of ... -
I was abducted by Museveni’s regime. This is what I saw.
Hundreds of people have been seized by Ugandan security forces in recent months. Some re-emerge. Others don’t. For the last few years in Uganda, ... -
“What this generation wants”: African authors publishing direct to the web
Southern African writers are publishing books through Facebook and Whatsapp that speak directly to readers’ lives . Is this the future or a fad? ... -
Dear John, I forgive you
Death has robbed us of the leader you might have become if our prayers had been answered. Dear John, Do you remember the first ... -
The pandemic has set gender equality back. Its legacy must not.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on everyone, but women have shouldered the bulk of the burden at home and at work. Most years, ... -
South Africa: Meet the queer vloggers taking back the narrative
Faced with misrepresentation in the mainstream media, queer influencers are telling their own stories and creating communities on YouTube. Speaking directly into the camera ... -
How prepared is Kenya to roll out COVID-19 vaccines?
The government has been slow but, more importantly, its been left vulnerable by the competitive procurement strategies of richer countries. Kenya’s response to the ...
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