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  • From 17-19, Addis Ababa welcomed heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) to talk about myriad challenges, including climate. Credit: Paul Kagame.
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    “Africanise or perish!” Climate remains high on AU agenda

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    March 2, 2023
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    Safi Faye: Farewell to a pioneering filmmaker

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    Senegalese filmmaker was the first African woman to make a commercial feature film, Kaddu Beykat, in 1975. Last Thursday, as filmmakers, curators and cinephiles were ...
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  • Former Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo. He made a solid effort to arrest spiralling gang violence in the state. (Photo courtesy: Seriake Dickson).
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    Birthed by democracy, recruited by rival politicians, they have operated with impunity. This election season has been no different. On 12 December last year, ...
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  • A street in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where Africa's first chief heat officer is based. Credit: bobthemagicdragon.
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  • A polling station in Ikeja, Lagos in 2015. The new biometric voter accreditation system might be seen as a game-changer, but technology is only as good as its users. (Photo courtesy: US Embassy)
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    Will technology deliver a clean election for Nigeria?

    By Dengiyefa Angalapu
    February 24, 2023
    Voter registration is up, as confidence in election technology grows, but trust in the electoral commission continues to flounder.   From tomorrow, 25 February, ...
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  • Aftermath of a bombing, Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria. More than 350,000 have died in armed attacks during the previous two administrations. (Courtesy: Abayomi Azikiwe).
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    Boko Haram and Nigeria’s elections: The candidates’ security pledges

    By Jordan Smith
    February 22, 2023
    The activities of over 80 active militant groups have already pushed Nigeria to the brink. How will the new president respond?  Awaiting the winner ...
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  • Nigerian refugee in Cameroon's Far North province, photographed during a UN Security Council Field Mission to the Lake Chad Basin. (Photo courtesy: UK Mission to the UN/Lorey Campese.)
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    Inside the insurgency in northeastern Nigeria

    By Nalova Akua
    February 22, 2023
    As a regional force ratchets up pressure, rival Islamist factions engage in a brutal fratricidal war. Is it a matter of time before Boko ...
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  • Extreme weather events leading to devastating flooding in Nigeria have become 80 times more likely due to climate change according to scientists. Credit: ISeeAfrica.
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    Where do Nigeria’s frontrunners stand on climate change?

    By Oluwaseun Oguntuase
    February 20, 2023
    Only one candidate devotes more than a few passing mentions to climate change in their manifesto. When Nigeria’s new president is sworn in on ...
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  • President Kais Saied (right) meeting with the Greek foreign minister. Credit: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών.
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    A Trojan Horse in Carthage

    By Ahmed Ghiloufi
    February 20, 2023
    How did Kais Saied, a retired law professor, become a tyrant? Answer: with the support of the pro-democracy movement he now oppresses. Everyone knows ...
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