Politics
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In Sisi’s Egypt ‘laws aimed at curbing disinformation are instruments of political repression’
Two global disinformation experts discuss how the criminalisation of ‘fake news’ became an excuse for a clampdown on journalists and popular online commentators. DOUNIA ... -
I was the first African to receive the Goethe Medal. I just gave it back
I cannot stay silent or keep an official decoration from a government this callous to human suffering in Gaza, explains the award-winning writer. My ... -
Africa Elections 2024: All the upcoming votes
A regularly updated list and interactive map of the upcoming elections in Africa in 2024. Last updated: 4 March 2024 How to use ... -
How the UAE kept the Sudan war raging
A network of munition supply lines, backing the Rapid Support Forces against the Sudanese army, can be traced to the Gulf via Libya, Chad, ... -
Making Home, not taking it: Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Zionism from South Africa today
South African Jews for a Free Palestine stand firmly behind a history of anti-imperial, anti-Zionist Jewish visions of liberation. It is common to hear ... -
The small oasis town leading the fight against water privatisation
For over 100 days, residents of Figuig in Morocco have been protesting plans to allow a private company to manage the delivery of drinking ... -
Mali: Defiant and alone, will the junta defeat the jihadis?
Revolting against the French, expelling a UN force and walking out of ECOWAS, the Assimi Goita junta is taking out its frustrations with the ... -
The silence of the Obidients
With the Tinubu government’s IMF-prescribed shock therapy convulsing the economy almost a year after the botched presidential election they believe cost Peter Obi victory, ...