Editor’s Picks
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Meet Cameroon’s undercover conservationists
When the Anglophone war broke out, state rangers left, militias set up camp in forests, and thousands sought refuge in areas of critical biodiversity. ... -
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, ... -
“They wish we didn’t exist”: Tanzania school goers speak of transport woes
In the daily sharp-elbowed jostle to board daladalas, school students find themselves at the back of the queue. Every weekday morning, Basilisa Isaka Ishengoma, ... -
Lines through the lake: Why the Congo-Rwanda border can’t be redrawn
Long-standing cultural affinities of Rwandophones in the Great Lakes may appear to bolster Kigali’s historical claims to parts of eastern Congo, but it’s more ... -
Why is Botswana rethinking its deal with De Beers?
Christened ‘Debswana’, its 50-year-old mining pact with De Beers is showing signs of strain – for some rather unexpected reasons. When on 12 February ... -
Is the World Bank really going green?
The Bank invests billions in fossil fuels, including through various opaque channels. Unless this changes, its public soul-searching will count for little. The World ... -
Why ZANU-PF still can’t dance to chimurenga music
ZANU-PF’s aversion to protest music only confirms the lyrical power of a line of artists from Marley and Mapfumo to Winky D. Prominent Zimbabwean ... -
Burundi’s growing femicide problem
As authorities turn a blind eye to the growing cases of violence and spousal murder, women’s rights activist are increasingly vocal. The burial of ... -
The loud part the IPCC said quietly
You can’t replace fossil fuels with renewables like swapping out a battery. The Global North will also have to drastically reduce its energy use. ...