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Farmers “chased” from Virunga accuse “ruthless” rangers of abuses
Fertile lands in the biodiverse National Park are a coveted resource for a growing population – but those who farm there risk violent consequences. If ... -
Peril or prosperity? The risks facing Mozambique’s long-awaited gas boom
From conflict and long deferred revenues to falling gas demand, there are many reasons to believe Mozambique’s LNG deal has become a liability. Ever ... -
Making Home, not taking it: Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Zionism from South Africa today
South African Jews for a Free Palestine stand firmly behind a history of anti-imperial, anti-Zionist Jewish visions of liberation. It is common to hear ... -
The legend of Johannesburg: From Afrophobia to acts of kindness
Zukiswa Wanner pays homage to a city where the contradictions of violence and Ubuntu seem more marked than perhaps anywhere else. Africa’s urban landscape ... -
Senegal’s democracy is in peril
The looming danger of democratic collapse is a challenge to friends of Senegal and democracy to do better. The sudden actions by Senegal’s president ... -
The South must unite to end debt and shape a new economic order
The inequities of the global financial system have changed little for decades. What’s new, with the climate crisis, is the urgency of fixing them. ... -
Is Italy’s $6bn plan for Africa just PR-friendly neocolonialism?
The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy’s fossil fuels major. ... -
“We miners die a lot”: The lives of cobalt miners in the DRC
Demand for cobalt is skyrocketing. The DRC sits on two thirds of the world’s known supply, yet miners receive virtually none of the profits. ...