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1 Mar 2018 2 minute read

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Between Sudan and a hard place

Eritrean refugees who try to escape into neighbouring Sudan are caught up in a deadly stand-off between East Africa’s big...

23 Feb 2018 5 minute read

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US drones rain fear from Somali skies

Somali farmers who can barely point out America on a map are innocent victims of the US ‘war on terror’, reports Jamal Osman...

‘Zuma must fall’ protesters with a banner depicting Atul Gupta, implicated in recent scandals. Pic: Discott, CC-BY-SA4.0

1 Feb 2018 4 minute read

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The scandal that was Zuma’s downfall

How corruption in South Africa continues to cost taxpayers billions of rand, by Neil Thompson.

Youth bulge: A public billboard in Uganda urges young people to have smaller families.

1 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Africa needs to drop the ‘youth bulge’ discourse

Wangui Kimari makes the case that the youth discourse in Africa has patronizing, colonialist tones.

Musa Fata's social media feed shows a life of ease and abundance.

8 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Kids at work: a migrant in Italy

Sophia Seymour and Daisy Squires shine a light on Musa Fata, a Gambian...

FeesMustFall: Protesters celebrate the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town.

10 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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Over the rainbow: South Africa’s young radicals

South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation has come of age. And they’re not happy with the way the ANC are handling...

1 Jan 2018 2 minute read

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Game over for hunters in Tanzania

Maasai activists are hopeful that they will return to traditional grazing grounds lost to big-game trophy hunters, ...

13 Feb 2018 1 minute read

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Mozambican men tackle domestic violence

Meet the non-profit art group trying to end violence against women in Mozambique. By Rebecca Cooke.

13 Feb 2018 2 minute read

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Burundian radio in exile

The story of Radio Inzamba, daring to report on human rights abuses, told by Giedre Steikunaite.

19 Jan 2018 2 minute read

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Music to your ears: January reviews

NI reviews Fever Ray’s Plunge; Toto Bona Lokua’s Bondeko.

Marie-Josee, 78, has been a potter all her life. Despite being visually impaired, she has a permanent twinkle in her eye. At the mention of kunyaza, Marie-Josee’s eyes shine even brighter and she roars with laughter. Photo by Thomas Lewton

16 Dec 2017 10 minute read

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The joy of kunyaza: women’s pleasure comes first in Rwanda

Rwanda tops global gender equality tables. Can a traditional sexual practice help explain why? Alice McCool...

Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, attends the 12th African Union Summit Feb. 2, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mugabe Legacy

21 Nov 2017 4 minute read

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What is Robert Mugabe’s legacy?

Reporting from Zimbabwe, Nhau Mangirazi examines the legacy of nearly four decades of Mugabe rule.

The end for Robert Mugabe? A look at the Zimbabwe coup. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt/Released

17 Nov 2017 3 minute read

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Zimbabwe’s coup that isn’t a coup

With tanks on the streets and rumours in newspapers, Nhau Mangirazi reports from Zimbabwe.

7 Nov 2017 7 minute read

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Jailed Nubian activist dies in custody

In the wake of the tragic loss, Mohammed Elnaiem looks back at years of resistance.

Ras Gareth Prince, the Rastafarian lawyer fighting for Cannabis legalization – cannabis freedom – in South Africa.

1 Nov 2017 5 minute read

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Get up, stand up! Cannabis in South Africa

Alice McCool meets the Rastafarian lawyer fighting for cannabis freedom.

1 Nov 2017 2 minute read

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Our November film picks from around the world

I Am Not a Witch, by Rungano Nyoni; Menashe, by Joshua Z Weinstein.

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