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  • A scam text received in Tanzania persuading the receiver to contact a ‘witchdoctor’ in order to obtain wealth, academic success, and love attraction. These scams are sometimes accompanied by fabricated testimonies. Credit: Mweha Msemo.
    SocietyTanzaniaTop story

    “Gone like it was nothing”: The irrepressible rise of mobile scams

    By Mweha Msemo
    October 25, 2022
    Despite Tanzania making SIM card registration mandatory, people still receive daily texts from fraudsters trying to trick them into sending money. Out of the ...
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  • Best African films. A shot from Nanny.
    CultureTop story

    From hot tailors to haunted homes: Six of the best African films of 2022

    By Wilfred Okiche
    October 19, 2022
    At the heart of many of the best African films out there currently is the idea of return. Return to something, someone, or somewhere. ...
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  • A truck carries people from South Sudan towards the border of West Nile region, Uganda. Credit: UNHCR / F. Noy.
    SocietyTop storyUganda

    Borders areas should be used, not feared, in pandemic responses

    By Innocent Anguyo & Elizabeth Storer
    October 13, 2022
    Uganda’s experience shows how communities near borders come up with effective strategies for disease control, while resisting disruptive state ones. As Uganda continues to ...
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  • Zitto Kabwe (left) and Bobi Wine (right) meet with Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv. Credit: ZittoKabwe.
    PoliticsTop story

    Why African democrats must support Ukraine

    By Bobi Wine & Zitto Kabwe
    September 28, 2022
    A victory for Ukraine would be a victory for Africa, argue the Ugandan and Tanzanian opposition figures. Ukraine will win this war against Russia. ...
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  • President João Lourenço will be sworn in for his second presidential term in Angola on 15 September 2022. UNESCO/Nora Houguenade.
    AngolaPoliticsTop story

    Angola: Anatomy of a stolen election

    By Paula Cristina Roque
    September 15, 2022
    The MPLA’s crisis of legitimacy could be sowing the seeds of a revolution against itself. On 8 September, the façade of democracy in Angola ...
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  • Recipients of Kenya's Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) celebrate the social assistance programme. Credit: Joy Odero/DFID.
    EconomyKenyaTop story

    Kenya: What future for social assistance under Ruto?

    By Rachel Strohm
    September 13, 2022
    The new president’s manifesto shows awareness of the need for more social assistance but is light on specific commitments. The rising cost of living ...
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  • Reproductive and sexual health. At a market in Mombasa, Kenya. Credit: Ninara
    KenyaSocietyTop story

    Kenya: The new government’s chance to secure reproductive rights

    By Stephanie Musho
    September 7, 2022
    Kenya’s sexual health rights are beholden to US decisionmakers. New legislators must take back control. For too long, sexual and reproductive rights in Kenya ...
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  • The main presidential candidates in Nigeria 2023: Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Kwankwaso, Peter Obi (clockwise from top left).
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story

    Old faces, new hopes: Meet the candidates in Nigeria’s 2023 elections

    By Idayat Hassan
    August 31, 2022
    Four men lead the race to be Nigeria’s next president. Who are they and what do they stand for? When Nigeria goes to the ...
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  • Norbert Mao, the leader of the Democratic Party (DP) , is now Uganda's Justice Minister. Credit: Chapter Four Uganda.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    Uganda: Is co-opting the opposition shrewd politics or a desperate ploy?

    By Michael Mutyaba
    August 10, 2022
    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 ...
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  • Deputy President William Ruto on the campaign trail. Credit: William Samoei Ruto.
    KenyaPoliticsTop story

    Three reasons ethnicity will count for less in Kenya’s upcoming vote

    By Nic Cheeseman
    July 26, 2022
    Elections have always been about much more than ethnicity, but this will be particularly so this 9 August. Elections in Kenya have a reputation ...
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