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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem and solutions must also be found for the most vulnerable populations.
The terror group uses the proceeds of criminal activity to support its political agenda.
Kenya’s second president played a big role in steering South Sudan to freedom and independence.
An absence of laws governing the digital space has allowed the government to tinker with internet accessibility as it sees fit.
Lagos poses a set of particular challenges when it comes to making interventions work.
The UN missions deployed around the world to manage conflict and protect civilians need to be assessed in a manner that accurately reflects their successes and failures.
The country has suspended the rotation of peacekeeping troops in a move to manage the pandemic.
Omar al-Bashir may be gone but Sudan still has a way to go before it enjoys a functioning democracy.
The media is regurgitating an international narrative that may not be fit for localised purpose.
Africa’s youngest state has a long way to go before it can put conflict behind it for good.
One year after the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, courts and not the electorate, are busy deciding actual winners of the polls.
Ousted president Omar al-Bashir could face the International Criminal Court for his role in Sudan’s clampdown on the non-Arab people of Darfur.
Thanks to one historic victory, Ethiopia became the only African country never to be colonised.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission recently deregistered some political parties, leading to debates over whether this was a step in the right direction.
Taking Sudan off America’s list of terror is just one step in the country’s journey to economic recovery
The re-integration of defectors from terror groups into society is a conundrum governments in conflict situations have to deal with across the world.
The former president’s stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs.
Many believe that it is only a return to the country’s two-state federation that will end the conflict and break the impasse.
Abiy’s administration should stop talking about reform and liberalisation and focus instead on stopping the country from sliding into disarray
Despite the dismantling of Sudan’s ruling party, the country’s autocratic leanings still pose a threat to democracy.
Ethiopia’s new political outfit could bring minority groups into the centre of power.
The international community should allow the leaders of South Sudan to work on a lasting peace agreement without the pressure of deadlines.
The Gambia’s agreement with the European Union to return immigrants to the country is causing the government problems at home.
South Sudan has had many opportunities to create a lasting peace but so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.