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In Zimbabwe, a struggling media is a target for capture
With elections looming, private media, once staunch critics of the ruling party, are increasingly open to elite persuasion. Harare, Zimbabwe – A recent exposé, ... -
Back to the future in the Great Lakes: Who’s backing the M23?
In May 2013, the M23 surrendered to a multinational onslaught in eastern Congo-Kinshasa. Is history repeating itself? The Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC) reinforce ... -
Why we’re taking the UK’s asylum seekers: Rwanda’s explanation
Our detractors have chosen to misconstrue the reasons behind our partnership with London, not least one of our neighbours. In the years preceding and ... -
Cyclone Freddy dumped six months’ rain in six days in Malawi
With the death toll rising and homelessness increasing, Malawi, already grappling with a major cholera outbreak, sends out an SOS. More than a week ... -
“Nobody imagined it would be so intense”: Mozambique after Freddy
While Mozambicans count the cost after the deadly Cyclone Freddy, people in Beira continue to wait for support four years after Idai. Tropical Cyclone ... -
Libya’s captured prosecutor?
Attorney-General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour grabs the headlines for his anti-corruption purge, but critics say he’s hostage to shadowy interests. Hardly a day goes by in ... -
Freddy: Madagascar’s 8th cyclone in 13 months compounds climate crises
Though it escaped the worst impacts of Freddy, it hit as Madagascar was still rebuilding from a devastating cyclone in January and six in ... -
The invisible labour of Africa in the Digital Revolution
Is it surprising that the unequal global division of labour that built Western capitalism is being reproduced on the world wide web? A ...
