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Malawi’s refugee problem
The Chakwera government’s populist decision to bus all refugees into a notorious camp is fuelling xenophobia behind thinly-veiled legalities. At the height of the ... -
Frelimo turns to dirty tricks for the 2023 local elections
Haunted by corruption, accused of running down the economy, Frelimo will nevertheless sweep the October elections – whether voters like it or not. Voter ... -
How Madagascar’s new foreign investment law will perpetuate the colonial dispossession of the people
The new law gives foreign investors equal rights to land as ordinary Malagasy, some who are still demanding the return of ancestral lands seized ... -
Zambia: The president’s five-point plan to stay in power at all costs
Hichilema is desperate to retain power and already has a worrying plan three years ahead of time. Zambia’s next general election is not due ... -
The two defining challenges facing South Africa
Stagnation at home and fence-sitting abroad are costing the country dearly, and the costs are only rising. South Africa is facing two fundamental challenges, ... -
Drag Night Namibia: “What we are doing here today is massive”
Amid momentous legal victories and disappointing let-downs, Namibia’s queer community and activists celebrate a radical joy. It’s Drag Night in Namibia and The Loft ... -
The return to Cabo Delgado: Gas, war, and the emergence of Total Land
While TotalEnergies remains coy about restarting the $20bn gas project, Mozambicans are coming home in the conspicuous absence of the state. In recent months, ... -
Farmworkers feel heat as SA wine industry eyes climate change
As vineyards strategise to keep the famous export flowing, farmworkers – seven of whom died recently of heat stroke – fear more extreme conditions. ...