Lasting peace in Ethiopia? More needs to be done to stop Tigray conflict from flaring up again
By Madhav Joshi & Halkano Boru It has been nearly two years since the African Union brokered a peace deal that put an end to...
By Mike Muller A new round of angry exchanges has broken out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). On September 1, Cairo wrote to...
Kenya’s femicide cases need national action: declare a crisis now – scholar
By Awino Okech Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret,...
Sudan’s civilians urgently need protection: the options for international peacekeeping
By Jenna Russo In September 2024, the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting...
The national heritage of the Sudan is also being looted
Not only human lives and infrastructure are being destroyed in the ongoing 17-month conflict in Sudan, also the national heritage of the country has...
By Raphael Deberdt & Jessica DiCarlo In the lucrative cobalt industry Congo isn’t using its influence for the benefit of the people. The mineral-rich Democratic Republic...
Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?
By Jonathan O. Chimakonam Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How...
China reaps most of the benefits of its relationship with Africa: what’s behind the imbalance
By Bhaso Ndzendze Many African leaders flock to China this week for the ninth Africa China summit. The relations are still warm but Africa has...
Al-Shabaab is 18 years old: six factors behind the Somali militant group’s resilience
By Stig Jarle Hansen The United Nations security council unanimously voted on 15 August 2024 to extend the mandate of the 12,626 men and women...
