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  • Afrophobia: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly after being re-elected in May 2019. Credit: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS
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    Afrophobia is growing in South Africa. Why? Its leaders are feeding it.

    By Panashe Chigumadzi
    October 8, 2019
    Across virtually all the parties, leaders have stoked anti-immigrant sentiment for political gain. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of ...
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  • Editor's PicksMozambiquePolitics

    Mozambique’s tense elections: How we got here

    By Benedito Machava
    October 7, 2019
    After President Nyusi’s eventful first term, the ruling party’s credibility is arguably at an all-time low.  When Mozambique heads to the polls on 15 ...
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  • AngolaCongo-KinshasaEconomyEditor's PicksPolitics

    Angola’s oil could actually be the DR Congo’s. Here’s why it isn’t.

    By Patrick Edmond, Kristof Titeca & Erik Kennes
    October 3, 2019
    About half of the oil being produced by Angola is in Congolese waters, according to the UN convention that defines maritime borders. Angola’s politics ...
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  • Editor's PicksSocietySouth Africa

    In South Africa, a trans inmate fought the state in court. And won.

    By Nigel Patel
    October 2, 2019
    A ground-breaking ruling in favour of a trans inmate challenges South Africa’s discriminatory status quo.  On the 23rd of September, the South African Equality ...
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  • The Algeria protests have been ongoing since February 2019. Credit: Khirani Said.
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    Algeria’s establishment wants quick elections. Protesters see it as a trap.

    By Faten Aggad
    September 12, 2019
    Months after huge demonstrations toppled President Bouteflika, the ruling establishment is taking steps towards speedy elections. On Friday 6 September, pro-democracy protesters took the ...
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    Can a Chinese import ever be authentically African?

    By April Zhu
    August 21, 2019
    Kitenge is made in China, but sold, worn and inscribed with meaning in Kenya. On Gaborone Road in Nairobi’s central business district, you can ...
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  • CultureEditor's PicksNigeriaSociety

    Nigeria: Survey shows decrease in homophobic attitudes. Kind of.

    By Edwin Okolo
    August 14, 2019
    Some findings show progress. Others paint a more complex picture. Last month, Nigeria’s most popular gossip blog Linda Ikeji republished a post from the ...
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    Editor's PicksEgyptRed SeaSudan

    Cash and contradictions: On the limits of Middle Eastern influence in Sudan

    By Alex de Waal
    August 1, 2019
    Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt have been heavily involved in Sudan following al-Bashir’s downfall. But not everything is going their way. In Sudan, ...
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    The best books by African writers in 2019 so far…

    By Samira Sawlani
    July 16, 2019
    From evocative prose to moving memoirs and hilarious satire, we bring you some of Africa’s best reads from the first half of 2019: Manchester ...
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  • Dr Stella Nyanzi at a human rights conference in 2018. Credit: Chapter Four Uganda.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsSocietyUganda

    Stella Nyanzi: The rude vagina-poem-writing hero Uganda needs

    By Rosebell Kagumire
    July 9, 2019
    The fearsome feminist activist is now determined to use her ongoing court case to “educate the nation”. On 9 May 2019, the Ugandan academic ...
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