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How far can Africa go at the World Cup?

By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu
June 13, 2018

Meet the five African teams hoping to make history at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament kicks off ...

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Montreal: the latest hotspot for Africa’s rulers to keep their wealth?

By Emmanuel Freudenthal & Hugo Joncas
June 3, 2017

A new African Arguments investigation has found that politically-exposed African nationals hold Canadian real estate worth several millions of dollars. The study, conducted in ...

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Photo of the Week Senegal

Photo of the Week: Senegal’s Salt Lakes

By Sebastian Gil Miranda
April 28, 2017

Seydou is a worker at Lac Rose, the largest salt flat in Senegal and one of the most important in the region. Hundreds of ...

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Politics Senegal

Senegal: Why did President Sall pardon a rival convicted of embezzling over $200 million?

By Alpha Kamara
July 26, 2016

Karim Wade (aka “The Minister of Earth and Skies” and “Mr 15%”) is the influential son of the former president and could run against Macky ...

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Economy Editor's Picks Mauritius

China in Mauritius: Gateway to Africa or forgotten friend?

China and Mauritius will reassert their friendship again at FOCAC, but is it just a matter of time before Beijing outgrows its tiny partner? When the Mauritian and Chinese leaders ...
Editor's Picks Politics Uganda

Generation gap: What #FreeBobiWine tells us about Ugandan politics

Uganda’s old guard fear the new and they don’t know what to do. Today, Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi – better known as musician Bobi Wine – appeared before the General Court ...
Culture Editor's Picks Nigeria

Here, queer, and speaking up: LGBTQ Nigerians tell their stories

In one of the world’s most homophobic countries, a new generation of writers are writing queer people into existence. On Nigeria’s streets, on the pages of its newspapers, and on ...
Editor's Picks Politics Zimbabwe

Were Zimbabwe’s elections free, fair and credible? The final scoresheet.

Before the elections, we identified six make or break conditions that would determine the credibility of the vote. How many were met? This week, Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court will rule on ...
Burundi Editor's Picks Society Tanzania

“There is pressure on us”: Burundian refugees in Tanzania pushed to return

With words and actions, the Tanzanian is pressuring Burundian refugees to go home, putting them at greater risk of abuses. Over the last few months, the Burundian government has continued ...