Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave
By Jing Jing Liu Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns,...
President Samia has changed the landscape of Tanzania, but Magufuli’s legacy persists
By Nicodemus Minde It’s been three years since the death of Tanzania’s president John Magufuli and the rise to power of current president Samia Suluhu Hassan. Magufuli was...
The coming famine in Sudan is a decision by the warring generals
By Hajooj Kuka External communications officer for the Khartoum State Emergency Response Room One year into a devastating war that has killed tens of thousands of...
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Egypt’s secret scheme to detain and deport thousands of Sudanese refugees
‘I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us.’ By Sara Creta and Nour Khalil A composite photo showing a satellite image of a...
Kenya’s shilling is gaining value, but don’t expect it to last
By Odongo Kodongo Shortly after Kenya’s 2022 elections, the shilling depreciated rapidly against the US dollar – the country’s main currency for international transactions –...
The heroes, villains and spoilers in Sudan’s war
Humanity comes with great risks. Sudanese activists bravely step up to feed the hunger victims in emergency kitchens, as it is too perilous for...
The West African currency CFA may be dead soon.
By Kai Koddenbrock At no point in history has the CFA franc – the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging...
“On the morning of April 15th last year, my neighbors and I were abruptly awakened by the deafening sounds of artillery fire and explosive...
In a bizarre twist Hamdok is charged with high treason
As April marks the one-year anniversary of Sudan's conflict, the two warlords; Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan Army Forces (SAF) and Mohamed...
