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South Sudan: Why I’m starting to think peace is possible
I’ve been one of a few refugee representatives allowed to attend the peace talks. I’ve seen that when South Sudanese own the process, there’s ... -
South Sudan: Sanctions aren’t working, but they could. Here’s how.
Applied punitively rather than strategically, sanctions have entrenched leader’s positions rather than changing their behaviours. The latest iteration of South Sudan’s peace talks concluded ... -
We Muslim girls know how it feels to be Noura. Now we must fight for her.
A Sudanese teenager faces the death penalty after killing her rapist in self-defence. Like for many of us, home was not a safe place ... -
Burundi’s referendum is another nail in the coffin of a once hopeful peace
If today’s vote goes President Nkurunziza’s way – as it almost certainly will – more of Burundi’s hard-won democratic freedoms will be sacrificed. The ... -
“There isn’t any”: Tanzania’s land myth and the brave New Alliance
Tanzania claims to have abundant unused land to attract investors. But as tensions over resources grow, farmers, pastoralists and experts beg to differ. By ... -
Toxic masculinity and the spread of HIV in Uganda
In Uganda, HIV prevalence is four times higher among young women than young men. In an informal settlement in central Kampala, Yusuf Byaruhanga sits ... -
Why Buhari likes Trump, Africa’s next female president, and much more
Welcome to a special free edition of The Insiders’ Newsletter! Every week, our eagle-eyed team of journalists and experts having been breaking down key ... -
Uganda’s unexciting last ditch effort to stop Museveni’s life presidency
A court is deliberating on whether to reinstate presidential age limits, thus putting an end date on Museveni’s rule. Might it…? Given that it ... -
Ethiopia: A nation in need of a new story
The kings told a story. Meles told a story. Abiy needs to tell one too. At the end of Zagwe dynasty around the 14th ...
