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    On Lionheart’s Oscar ban: Is Nigerian English a Foreign Language?

    By Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
    November 6, 2019
    US universities treat Nigerian English as a foreign language. The Oscars say it is not foreign enough. As a linguist and former teacher of ...
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    Charlie Chaplin and the reclaiming of Sudan

    By Samira Sawlani
    November 5, 2019
    Khartoum’s locally-organised open air film screenings epitomise much about Sudan’s ongoing revolution. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of the ...
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    To beat or not to beat: Museveni’s big Bobi Wine problem

    By Michael Mutyaba
    October 31, 2019
    Uganda’s ruling party is in a bind. Less repression will allow the opposition to mobilise and grow. More could inspire revolt. At a rally ...
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  • CameroonEditor's PicksPolitics

    Why has violence increased since Cameroon’s National Dialogue?

    By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain
    October 29, 2019
    The government’s Grand National Dialogue and apparent change of approach was supposed to resolve, not intensify, the Anglophone crisis.  Over the past month, the ...
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  • CultureEditor's PicksKenyaSociety

    How I fell in, out, and back in love with the leso

    By Idza Luhumyo
    October 14, 2019
    The East African wrapper is a source of pride, rich in meaning and history. But it is more complicated than that.  The story of ...
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    Editor's PicksPoliticsSocietySouth Africa

    Afrophobia is growing in South Africa. Why? Its leaders are feeding it.

    By Panashe Chigumadzi
    October 8, 2019
    Across virtually all the parties, leaders have stoked anti-immigrant sentiment for political gain. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of ...
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  • Editor's PicksMozambiquePolitics

    Mozambique’s tense elections: How we got here

    By Benedito Machava
    October 7, 2019
    After President Nyusi’s eventful first term, the ruling party’s credibility is arguably at an all-time low.  When Mozambique heads to the polls on 15 ...
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  • AngolaCongo-KinshasaEconomyEditor's PicksPolitics

    Angola’s oil could actually be the DR Congo’s. Here’s why it isn’t.

    By Patrick Edmond, Kristof Titeca & Erik Kennes
    October 3, 2019
    About half of the oil being produced by Angola is in Congolese waters, according to the UN convention that defines maritime borders. Angola’s politics ...
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  • Editor's PicksSocietySouth Africa

    In South Africa, a trans inmate fought the state in court. And won.

    By Nigel Patel
    October 2, 2019
    A ground-breaking ruling in favour of a trans inmate challenges South Africa’s discriminatory status quo.  On the 23rd of September, the South African Equality ...
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  • The Algeria protests have been ongoing since February 2019. Credit: Khirani Said.
    AlgeriaEditor's PicksPolitics

    Algeria’s establishment wants quick elections. Protesters see it as a trap.

    By Faten Aggad
    September 12, 2019
    Months after huge demonstrations toppled President Bouteflika, the ruling establishment is taking steps towards speedy elections. On Friday 6 September, pro-democracy protesters took the ...
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