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...
With El Fasher under siege, can the International Criminal Court make a difference in Sudan?
By Franck Petit Surrounded, starving, under artillery fire and awaiting an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), El-Fasher, the capital of Darfur, is...
Sudanese artists in exile feel the suffering the same as the victims back home
Mohamed Adam, a 32-year-old Sudanese musician, managed to bring a sense of peace to his native town of Nyala in the western Darfur region...
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 –...
Africa can no longer be lectured
Interview on Africa’s position in the world with Murithi Mutiga, head of programs with the International Crisis Group in Nairobi Africa hardly played a role...
