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Zimbabwe’s opposition coalition: Avengers Assemble or Suicide Squad?
If the coalition holds until the 2018 elections, it could lead the strongest challenge yet to Mugabe. But that’s a big if. On 19 April, ... -
The Colonial Bastard Rhodes Typeface, and other Southern African Creatives to Watch
A few years back, it was said that Africa’s creative economy was like a sleeping giant. That may have been, but the giant’s awake ... -
Photo of the Week: Luanda Sunset
A family walks at sunset along Avenida 4 de Fevereiro, also known as Avenida Marginal, the beautiful waterfront of the Angolan capital. Luanda was ... -
How to undermine Africa’s independent media
The media may be legally protected, but there are still subtle ways for governments to exercise control. National governments remain the single largest source ... -
South Africa reshuffle opens door for nuclear-scale state capture
Within hours of Gordhan’s removal, the controversial $70 billion deal was back on the table. Widespread protests calling for the resignation of President Jacob Zuma ... -
“Who is South Africa to humiliate Nigeria?”
Attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa have prompted an angry backlash back at home. Outbreaks of xenophobic violence in South Africa ... -
Pastors in prison: Zimbabwe’s familiar cycle of repression grinds into action
In the face of political threats, President Mugabe’s government has fallen back on its strategy of arresting critics. But the opposition insists it will ... -
The plucky African film industry defying the odds
Thousands of miles from the glamour and riches of the Western film industry, determined filmmakers in Malawi are winning hearts and acclaim as they ... -
How Zambia’s once insuperable MMD returned to power by disappearing
Despite dominating Zambian politics for 20 years, the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy was all but wiped out in last year’s legislative elections. But it’s former leaders ... -
Malawi faces toughest, most high-profile trial yet in massive Cashgate scandal
Will state bodies be able to put aside their differences to prosecute close associates of former president Joyce Banda accused of stealing millions from ...