Shops in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria locked due to a total lockdown announced by the government.
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As Africa battles to contain the spread of Coronavirus and limit its impact on the economy, it is imperative that such efforts are driven by local realities.
It’s difficult to enforce social distancing in refugee camp settings.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem and solutions must also be found for the most vulnerable populations.
A Kenyan soldier urges people to take cover during the terror attack on the Dusit Hotel complex in 2018.
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The terror group uses the proceeds of criminal activity to support its political agenda.
Former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi (left) during peace talks with Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (right) in Khartoum in 2007. Between them is an interpreter.
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Kenya’s second president played a big role in steering South Sudan to freedom and independence.
Internet cafe owner Kaleb Alemayehu checks a computer in Adama City, Ethiopia. Internet shutdowns are common.
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An absence of laws governing the digital space has allowed the government to tinker with internet accessibility as it sees fit.
Lagos has several slum settlements.
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Lagos poses a set of particular challenges when it comes to making interventions work.
UN Blue Helmet peacekeepers in Bouake, Ivory Coast in 2017.
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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.
Members of the South Korean peacekeeping unit at their base in the city of Bor, Jonglei State, South Sudan in July 2015.
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The country has suspended the rotation of peacekeeping troops in a move to manage the pandemic.
Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok. He recently survived an assassination attempt.
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Omar al-Bashir may be gone but Sudan still has a way to go before it enjoys a functioning democracy.
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The media is regurgitating an international narrative that may not be fit for localised purpose.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir
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Africa’s youngest state has a long way to go before it can put conflict behind it for good.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari at a campaign rally ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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One year after the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, courts and not the electorate, are busy deciding actual winners of the polls.
Sudanese protesting against the conflict in Darfur.
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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.
Ethiopians attend a parade to mark the 123rd anniversary of the battle of Adwa last year.
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Thanks to one historic victory, Ethiopia became the only African country never to be colonised.
Electoral commission officers count votes after the polls were closed during the 2019 General elections.
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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission recently deregistered some political parties, leading to debates over whether this was a step in the right direction.
Sudanese protesters during a demonstration in Khartoum.
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Taking Sudan off America’s list of terror is just one step in the country’s journey to economic recovery
Military commanders inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists.
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The re-integration of defectors from terror groups into society is a conundrum governments in conflict situations have to deal with across the world.
Kenya’s second president, Daniel arap Moi, now deceased.
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The former president’s stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs.
A woman casts her ballot during Cameroon’s 2018 presidential elections.
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Many believe that it is only a return to the country’s two-state federation that will end the conflict and break the impasse.
Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed must do more to keep the country stable.
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Abiy’s administration should stop talking about reform and liberalisation and focus instead on stopping the country from sliding into disarray
Omar al-Bashir may be gone but the freedom of the Sudanese people still hangs in the balance.
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Despite the dismantling of Sudan’s ruling party, the country’s autocratic leanings still pose a threat to democracy.
Prime minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa.
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Ethiopia’s new political outfit could bring minority groups into the centre of power.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (right) with former vice-president and rebel leader Riek Machar (left) in Juba, South Sudan.
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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 relationship with the European Union could be shaken by the immigration question.
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The Gambia’s agreement with the European Union to return immigrants to the country is causing the government problems at home.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (right) meets with former rebel leader Riek Machar in Juba.
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South Sudan has had many opportunities to create a lasting peace but so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.