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  • When Ugandan politician Bobi Wine was arrested, people across East Africa voiced their opposition both online, through the #FreeBobiWine hashtag, and offline.
    KenyaPoliticsTop storyUganda

    #FreeBobiWine and today’s Pan-Africanism for the digital age

    By Nanjala Nyabola
    August 23, 2018
    African activists are increasingly finding their voices amplified by allies across the continent. Most #FreeBobiWine traffic came from outside Uganda. The violent arrest, detention ...
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  • Corruption in Nigeria. Credit: S Martin
    EconomyNigeriaTop story

    Nigeria is home to 500+ kinds of graft. Here’s a new way to think about them.

    By Matthew Page
    August 14, 2018
    Corruption in Nigeria is complicated, far-reaching, and multi-faceted. A new taxonomy can help us make sense of it. Corruption in Nigeria runs the gamut ...
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  • Jean-Pierre Bemba on his return to the Democratic Republic of Congo after ten years. Credit: jpbemba2018.
    Congo-KinshasaPoliticsTop story

    Congo: Why it’s time for the opposition to get behind Bemba

    By Herman Nzeza Malungidi
    August 10, 2018
    The former warlord is no perfect candidate. But if the opposition unite, they could finally remove the Kabila government in December elections. Sharing much ...
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  • Nigeria schools: Nigeria's young population is a huge opportunity if harnessed, a ticking time bomb if not. Credit: GPE/Kelley Lynch.
    NigeriaSocietyTop story

    Unschooled and underfunded: How Nigeria’s desperately failing its young

    By David Mba
    August 6, 2018
    Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world. Many teachers can barely pass grade-4 tests. In the 7th century BC, the ...
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  • Ethiopia is home to around 160,000 of Eritrea's refugees. Credit: EU/ECHO/Anouk Delafortrie.
    EritreaEthiopiaSocietyTop story

    “We can’t go home”: What does peace mean for Eritrea’s refugees?

    By Jennifer Riggan & Amanda Poole
    August 1, 2018
    For Eritrea’s refugees, the declaration of peace with Ethiopia has so far brought more uncertainty and fear than hope.  Sitting outside a corrugated metal ...
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  • An empty lecture theatre in the University of Cape Town. Credit: Ian Barbour.
    SocietyTop story

    The shocking absence of Global South scholars in international journals

    By Peace A. Medie & Alice J. Kang
    July 30, 2018
    Analysis of four leading journals found that less than 3% of articles were by writers in the Global South. Scholars in the Global South* are ...
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  • Eritrea peace: What will peace in Eritrea mean for ordinary citizens. Credit Andrea Moroni.
    EritreaEthiopiaSocietyTop story

    Eritrea: History aside, what will peace mean for my loved ones?

    By Olivia Woldemikael
    July 23, 2018
    Asmara’s feud with Ethiopia’s had a huge bearing on Eritreans in the country and diaspora. Now there’s peace, we have a lot of questions. ...
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  • The opposition has raised several concerns about ZEC and the electoral process. Credit: MDC Zimbabwe.
    PoliticsTop storyZimbabwe

    Four reasons many Zimbabweans don’t trust their electoral commission

    By Alex T. Magaisa
    July 20, 2018
    In both its actions and responses to legitimate concerns, ZEC has failed to inspire trust days ahead of the election. As Zimbabwe approaches general ...
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  • The Port of Doraleh in Djibouti. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
    Red SeaTop story

    The politics of ports in the Horn: War, peace and Red Sea rivalries

    By David Styan
    July 18, 2018
    How national, regional and international competition over ports is shaping political alliances and enmities across the Red Sea zone. This is the second part ...
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  • Mali election. Credit: European Union 2013/European Parliament
    MaliPoliticsTop story

    Three predictions about Mali’s 2018 presidential election

    By Bruce Whitehouse
    July 17, 2018
    It is hard to see how anything good, or different, will come from Mali’s election on 29 July. News from Mali just keeps getting ...
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