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Angolan prince started campaign to end Atlantic slave trade long before Europeans did – new book

By JosĂ© Lingna NafafĂ© For centuries, it has been held that the ideas and movement for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade came from western abolitionists....

Financial skills like managing debt are key to success, but Ghana’s small businesses don’t have them

By Samuel Adomako Financial literacy is vital for individuals and households. Simply put, it’s the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills: budgeting,...

Who is Fano? Inside Ethiopia’s Amhara rebellion

‘I have been in the jungle, struggling for my people.’ By Simon Vera For the past 20 months, Ethiopia’s Amhara region has been torn apart by...

A peaceful election would reinforce Somaliland’s claim as a stable, democratic entity

By Brendon J. Cannon Somaliland is due to hold a presidential election on 13 November 2024. The results of the election will be important for two main...

Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher

By Sarah Elizabeth Scales, Debarati Guha Sapir,  Khidir Dalouk & Rohini J Haar The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across...

If the US is serious about equal partnership, it mustn’t treat Africa as an afterthought

By Christopher Isike & Samuel Oyewole In his first year in office, US president Joe Biden committed to resetting US-Africa relations based on a doctrine...

Cameroon will hit an inflection point post-Biya

By David E Kiwuwa Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang...

Emergency responses don’t have to last forever. Somalia is changing. It’s time for the humanitarian system to do so as well

By Dustin Barter, Mohamed Yarrow, & Albashir Ibrahim Somalia is gripped by outdated aid systems built upon an old narrative that its crises are intractable. The country...

Yoruba vs Igbo: how a 1977 football cup caused ethnic tensions to boil over in Nigeria

By Chuka Onwumechili & Unwana Akpan Football is a game of passion, and passions can become particularly inflamed when the sport represents larger political...
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