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The colonisation of Palestine: Exhuming a British imperial crime
Like other British imperial possessions, Palestine was acquired on the cheap and under false pretences, official corruption sealing a deal doomed to end in perpetual ... -
Global Stocktake Q&A: What’s at stake for Africa at COP28?
What is the Global Stocktake? Where does Africa stand on it? What could it mean for climate action? The COP28 climate talks in Dubai ... -
All climate action is, ultimately, local. Talks and efforts must reflect that
Local communities are not the beneficiaries of climate action. They are the leaders and experts we must learn from and support. Those of us ... -
Loss and Damage Q&A: What’s at stake for Africa at COP28?
Why is the Loss and Damage fund so important for Africa and what will likely come out of the negotiations at COP28? At the ... -
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing
The putsch against Gabon’s Bongo dynasty has shaken the region’s fragile autocrats and tremulous gerontocrats into a desperation of self-protective measures. How much longer ... -
A pebble in the shoe: The trials of Mohad Gasmi and the invisible discrimination of southern Algeria
It is not coincidental that Gasmi’s troubles began when he challenged the regime on its exploitation of mineral resources in the South. Since June ... -
African women won’t be heard at COP so we wrote our own climate plan
The Women’s Climate Assembly brought together movements from across Africa and came up with a powerful declaration. The climate talks at COP28 in Dubai ...