Editor’s Picks
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Tunisia’s decree won’t stop fake news. It will stop free speech
President Saied is now threatening another of Tunisia’s hardest won freedoms. Following Tunisia’s revolution in 2011, which heralded uprisings across the Arab world, the ... -
“People will become more radical”: Senegal and the limits of protest
Senegal has a rich history of social movements, but they have done more to resolve political conflicts than open up new horizons…at least up ... -
“Give us back our people”: the Ugandans who disappeared
Senior officials claim not to know the whereabouts of individuals arrested nearly two years ago, as state abductions continue. On 23 August, Moses Bukenya ... -
What African governments must fight for at COP27
African delegations must demand loss and damage reparations, that fossil fuels stay in the ground, and that false solutions are abandoned. Climate change remains ... -
Sudan’s misguided fixation with finding a transformative constitution
A constitution can only be transformative if it is powered by the people, empowers the people, and is part of a broader political project. ... -
The real winners of Angola’s election
The electorate’s popular will may have been defied by the MPLA’s victory, but the people were more organised, engaged and vigorous than ever before. ... -
“The rich are untouchable”: Uganda’s struggles to protect its wetlands
As communities and small businesses are cleared from environmentally precious zones, big companies expand unabated. Last week, state officials accompanied by security forces swept ... -
Mauritius: A class action lawsuit bubbles two years after the oil spill
1,800 people have filed a motion demanding to be heard in a court case regarding the MV Wakashio’s liability for the devastating spill. On ... -
An assessment of President Hichilema’s first year in Zambia
The new president came to power promising widespread change. A year on, his supporters see him as a saviour, his critics as an abject ... -
Congo’s oil auction: foiling climate colonialism or filling the coffers?
The DRC has two main goals in selling oil blocks that overlap with the world’s second largest rainforest. Neither involves developing oil. On 28-29 ...
