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Digital money keeps the Sudanese alive

‘I only realised their value when my money and belongings were stolen right in front of my eyes.’ By Hipa Salih Azza Hussein anxiously scrutinises her...

Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent

A makeshift memorial for the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in August 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images By Alessandro Arduino In August...

An African history of cannabis offers good and cruel insights

By Chris D. Duvall Professor of Geography, University of New Mexico When I tell people that I research cannabis, I sometimes receive a furtive gesture...

Why Africans mistrust their police

By  Kristine Höglund and Emma Elfversson Across the African continent – from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa – widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake...

Swinging from Afro optimism to pessimism

A war of extermination in Sudan, military coups in the Sahel, millions of new people displaced by Muslim radicals or other extremist violence, and...

Elections in Congo have always been a farce.

Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner of another disputed election on Sunday the 31st of December with 73 perscent of the votes. His major...

China-Africa relations in 2023: key moments and events to remember

By Lauren Johnston Kenyan anchovy products are tested in Hunan, China. Photo by Sun Ruibo/Xinhua via Getty Images In a year when headlines have been dominated by...

Sudan: While the RSF is creeping into town after town, there is nothing left for the government army than bombing civilians

Casualties in Wad Madani have reached 300while the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is continuing with their march on government position. Grave violations and identity-based killings...

Elections in Congo: This time Tshisekedi has to win without cheating

By Reuben Loffman Africa’s second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is scheduled to go to the polls on 20 December 2023....

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