South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
By Lindy Heinecken The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about...
The war puts the dams in Sudan at risk
The war in Sudan has been devastating. Not only have millions of people fled, hospitals, schools, museums, places of worship and apartment buildings have...
The Africanist Podcast Sudan: Episode with Mr. Koert Lindijer
“Sudan is a schizophrenic country…” Two-year-old war in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan & the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...
President Samia has deceived us
Tundu Lissu, a presidential candidate in Tanzania and the vice-chairperson of Chadema, the major opposition party, spent three years in exile in Belgium after...
Botswana’s new president: who is Duma Boko and what does he stand for?
By David Sebudubudu The electoral defeat delivered to the Botswana Democratic Party led by Mokgweetsi Masisi was met with incredulity in neighbouring states. Not many...
By Marthinus van Staden Land dispossession among South Africa’s majority black population remains a thorny issue 30 years into democracy. Labour law scholar Marthinus van...
Looting of the Sudan National Museum – more is at stake than priceless ancient treasures
By Mohamed Albdri Sliman Bashir Reports continue to emerge of the alleged looting of tens of thousands of artefacts from the Sudan National Museum...
Young Nigerians’ push for change must go beyond street protests – historian
By Toyin Falola Motivated by the recent demonstrations in Kenya that resulted in President Ruto's decision to reject the Finance Bill 2024 and disband his...
German colonialism in Africa: the past is never dead. It’s not even past
By Henning Melber Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often...
