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A man with the Malian National flag joins a demonstration in Bamako after the military junta called for protests against sanctions imposed over delayed elections. Photo by Florent Vergnes/AFP via Getty Images

Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more

Unimpressive democratic conditions and foreign influence in African countries make recent attempted and successful military takeovers unsurprising.
After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders. Kim Ludbrook/EPA

South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast

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A researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in December 2021. African countries were penalized by Canada’s travel ban even though they discovered the Omicron variant via complex sequencing work when western nations failed to. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

I was ensnared in Canada’s harsh and unscientific African travel ban

Ottawa’s travel ban against African countries made clear its underlying policy: What matters is not your test result, but where you’ve been. It’s yet another example of anti-Africa discrimation.
Women are more likely to work in sectors hit hard by the pandemic, like hospitality. Guillem Sartorio/AFP

How Covid-19 has made life harder for South African women

The pandemic has increased vulnerability and poverty for female-headed households more than for male-headed households.
US president Joe Biden and Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 summit in October 2021. Photo by Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Biden’s summit for democracy: what Africa needs to bring to the table

Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.

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