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  • South Africa's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on a visit to a Saharawi Refugee Camp in Tindouf in 2018. Credit: DIRCO.
    Living in TranslationWestern Sahara

    Western Sahara: Natives of the desert, natives of Africa?

    By Malainin Lakhal
    May 10, 2019
    The identity of the Saharawi people is rooted not just in language, customs and history, but solidarity. This is the final article in the ...
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  • At Mzizima fish market in Dar es Salaam, the heart of Swahili country, Tanzania. Credit: David Stanley.
    EastLiving in TranslationTanzania

    A love letter to Kiswahili, those who speak it, and those who think they do

    By Elsie Eyakuze
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    Full of subtleties and triple entendres, threats and assurances, Kiswahili is not one language, but many (…some versions better than others). This is the ...
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  • Participants of the Great Ethiopian Run wear a t-shirt with the message "Empower Women, Empower a Nation" in Amharic on the back. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2014/Sewunet.
    EthiopiaLiving in Translation

    How Amharic unites – and divides – Ethiopia

    By Nebeyou Alemu
    May 8, 2019
    The emperors made us speak one language to bring us together. It failed, but it also succeeded. This is the fifth article in the ...
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  • Mauritius is known for having one of the most diverse societies in the world. Credit: Miwok.
    Living in TranslationMauritius

    Nu tou Creole: Are we Mauritians really African?

    By Shaheen Beeharry
    May 7, 2019
    The Kreol language binds Mauritius’ diverse communities together and links us all, inescapably, to our country’s African origins. This is the fourth article in ...
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  • South Africa plans to introduce Kiswahili to schools in 2020. Credit: Steven Tan.
    Living in TranslationSouth Africa

    Hope, promise and folly: What South Africa’s embrace of Kiswahili means

    By Sisonke Msimang
    May 7, 2019
    South Africa’s relationship with the rest of Africa is often conflicted. The decision to teach Kiswahili in schools gives a glimpse into what could ...
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  • Nigeria night life. Credit: Oluwaseun Duncan.
    Living in TranslationNigeriaWest

    For Naija, We Dey Kampe

    By Richard Ali
    May 6, 2019
    Adaptable, jazz-like and subversive. How Pidgin English, the language of Fela Kuti, turns competitors into comrades in Nigeria. This is the second article in ...
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  • Living in Translation

    Living in Translation

    By Nanjala Nyabola
    May 6, 2019
    Welcome to a new series of articles, guest edited by Nanjala Nyabola, exploring the worlds our languages have built across Africa. This is the ...
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  • Gen Awad Ibn Auf has now been sworn in as the head of the military council that is meant to oversee a two-year transition to civilian rule in Sudan.
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    A Cruel April in the Sudan Spring?

    By Alex de Waal
    April 12, 2019
    The new rivalries at the top. An aborted revolution. And the international actors jostling for dominance.  On 11 April, following six days of protests, ...
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  • EthiopiaPoliticsRed Sea

    The Abiy Doctrine: One year of Ethiopia’s new foreign policy

    By Awol Allo
    April 5, 2019
    It’s not just domestically that the new Prime Minister has shaken things up in his first year. This article was made possible by the ...
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  • Eritrea's government building in Asmara.
    EritreaRed Sea

    Eritrea: Why change abroad doesn’t mean change at home

    By Salih Noor
    September 12, 2018
    Eritrea’s recent foreign policy shifts have been driven by President Afwerki and his Red Sea allies. Neither has an interest in Eritrea democratising. This ...
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