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In the survival economy of Sudan people are just trying to help each other

Features May 2, 2026

Kordofan and El Obeid have become the epicenter of fighting and suffering in Sudan By Mohamed Ahmed On an ordinary morning in El Obeid, Azza al-Amin kneads bread dough in her narrow kitchen as a drone...

In the survival economy of Sudan people are just trying to help each other

Features May 2, 2026

The truth is abstract. Kenyan artist Lemek Sompoika struggles with modern existence

Arts May 1, 2026

Kenya’s prison system in colonial times was built on a foundation of state violence that had been normalised for decades.

Features April 25, 2026

The deployment of American troops in Nigeria may backfire

Analysis April 25, 2026

Ayan Mahamoud, the eternal activist from the Netherlands and Somaliland

Features April 22, 2026

Kenyans are encouraged to work abroad, but human rights violations persist in the Middle East

Features April 15, 2026

Boby Wine escaped with assistance from high-level state and security officials. This suggest differences within the regime of president Museveni

Analysis April 5, 2026

Electrifying the future, starting with the motorbike

Economy April 3, 2026

Business people in Somaliland have to jump through hoops, but a better future is now on the horizon.

Economy April 1, 2026

Africa should break it’s dependence of foreign arms suppliers and produce its own weapons

Analysis March 28, 2026

Transatlantic slavery and its system of forced African labour is recognized as the worst crime ever committed. Slavery shaped the modern world

Analysis March 27, 2026

How renewed conflict in Ethiopia could pull in Sudan and create a regional mega-war. “We are in an incredibly dangerous situation.”

Analysis March 25, 2026

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