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Violence is central to building a state. How Museveni has lasted more that four decades.

Interview January 16, 2026

Far more Sudanese refugees in Egypt are now being detained and deported

Features December 5, 2025

Sudan’s displaced are in homes, not just camps – and aid keeps missing them

Analysis October 26, 2025

The M23 takeover, part 3: Land grabs and assassinations in DR Congo’s Rutshuru

Analysis October 17, 2025

Ali Kushayb, the convicted symbol of crimes in Darfur

Analysis October 16, 2025

Those responsible for Sudan’s war have no business being involved in the peace

Analysis October 12, 2025

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: one of Africa’s greatest writers has gone

Arts May 30, 2025

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe: the philosopher who explored what decolonised African thought might look like

Analysis May 7, 2025

A difficult homecoming. Ali Kony and the twilight of the Lord’s Resistance Army

Analysis March 5, 2025

Congo’s stylish sapeur movement goes beyond fashion – 5 deeper insights

Analysis February 8, 2025

South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

Analysis February 3, 2025

“Strength in solidarity”: How mutual aid is helping women survive Sudan’s war

Features February 1, 2025

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