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Nile River Basin Commission: Regional strife could make a difficult task impossible
Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambitions. The newly established Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC) ... -
The Deepfake is a powerful weapon in the war in Sudan
While still rudimentary – voice-cloning models can’t yet relay convincing Sudanese dialects – the use of Deepfakes is now routinely used on Sudan’s violent, ... -
“An ecological war is going on”: Uganda charcoal booms despite ban
Our undercover investigation highlights how easily corruption and unclear borders continue to undermine the charcoal ban in Uganda. When Mustapha Gerima decided to drop ... -
COP or CON? How Big Conservation captured biodiversity protection
There are two approaches to protecting biodiversity. One is colonial, abusive and ineffective, but hugely profitable for certain actors. Some 31 years after the ... -
How the World Bank and IMF can truly drive a clean energy transition
The financial institutions’ current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. As ministers around the world gear up ... -
Africa in a multipolar world
How does the continent press its advantages in the age of multipolarity, summit diplomacy and the new scramble for minerals for the Fourth Industrial ... -
South Africa: Will an investor-friendly mining policy turn the economy around?
Reviving South Africa’s flagging mining sector will take much more than the cosmetics of a new investor-friendly policy. The establishment of South Africa’s Government ... -
Hundreds of local Malawians quietly leave World Bank climate project
Experts warn that payment problems and a lack of local ownership could undermine the effectiveness of a nationwide adaptation project. Local participants working on ... -
Ethiopia’s quest for a seaport, Egypt and the geopolitics of the Nile Basin
Tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt go back decades and reveal a web of Cold War intrigue, clandestine diplomacy and internal meddling. With Cairo winning ... -
Black-and-white thinking about Rwanda
Spotting discrimination, polarisation and propaganda are important functions of the media. But to do that, journalists must be able to recognise them. Rwandans used ...
