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Liberté, Egalité, Impunité
Cameroon’s courting of Russian support has left France on the back foot. Emmanuel Macron landed in Cameroon last month as the first French president ... -
Uganda: Is co-opting the opposition shrewd politics or a desperate ploy?
Uganda’s oldest opposition party is now allied to President Museveni’s NRM. Last month, one of the longest standing features of Uganda’s political landscape crumbled ... -
Fortress conservation is heading for a crisis that can’t come soon enough
Governments “protect” wildlife from the very people who have conserved it for centuries, while allocating mining concessions in the same areas. Outside Africa, many ... -
Three reasons ethnicity will count for less in Kenya’s upcoming vote
Elections have always been about much more than ethnicity, but this will be particularly so this 9 August. Elections in Kenya have a reputation ... -
Why Tunisians must boycott the vote on Saied’s self-written constitution
Even the head of the constitutional committee warns the document could lead to a “disgraceful dictatorial regime” if passed in the 25 July referendum. ... -
Chad’s transition to nowhere
15 months into an 18-month transition, there are few signs of it ending. And the Western-backed interim president is acting a lot like his ... -
If blackouts don’t work, what might? Tackling fake news in West Africa
Disinformation is on the rise, and social media companies, governments, and fact-checking groups are all struggling to keep up. Fake news may spread through ... -
The missing $50m: Seychelles gears up for historic high-profile trial
Nine people – including a former first lady, ex-generals and top officials – face charges of stealing aid in 2002 and storing illicit firearms. ...
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