Cover detail of the book Guerrillas and Combative Mothers.
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The interviews in this book offer firsthand insights into women’s participation in the armed struggle against apartheid.
South Sudan delegates sign a peace deal to end civil war in 2018.
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A major hurdle in South Sudan is the presence of detractors who could undermine the successful implementation of peace agreements.
People attend a demonstration to bring awareness to the mass ethnic cleansing of Amharas in Oromia region of Ethiopia in June 2022.
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The peace agreement was short-lived largely due to the absence of open and genuine commitments by both sides.
Un mémorial improvisé pour le chef du groupe Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, décédé en août 2023.
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Sous sa nouvelle direction, le groupe Wagner continuera-t-il à suivre la stratégie impitoyable qui l'a fait connaître en Afrique ?
Des bus du projet Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) à Dakar, à l'arrêt dans une station de bus.
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Depuis les indépendances, la modernisation du système de transport urbain à Dakar a eu du mal à apporter une réponse globale aux problèmes de mobilité dans l’agglomération urbaine de Dakar.
Tsitsi Dangarembga, the author of Nervous Conditions, a Zimbabwean classic.
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It reads powerfully in the Shona language, and is one of two of her books newly translated into it.
Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits a marine base in Port Sudan on 28 August 2023.
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Sudan Armed Forces have made a series of military and political blunders that could hasten the collapse of the state.
People protest against the conflict in eastern DRC during an African Union assembly in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2024.
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Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis.
Women work in a field in Oromia, Ethiopia. The region is one of the country’s most important food producers.
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Oromia is a cultural, economic and political powerhouse. It significantly shapes Ethiopia’s identity and trajectory.
A woman working at a factory making solar panels in Cape Town, South Africa.
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The key to a successful energy transition away from coal is good institutional quality supported by anti-corruption procedures and clear rules.
Une femme lit les titres des journaux à Dakar le 16 février 2024, au lendemain de la décision historique du Conseil constitutionnel annulant le report de l'élection présidentielle au Sénégal.
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Le Conseil constitutionnel n'a pas fixé une nouvelle date pour l'élection présidentielle, laissant planer le doute sur la manière de procéder.
Des manifestatants brandissent des pancartes portant la mention “non à la CEDEAO” lors d'un rassemblement pour célébrer le départ du Mali, du Burkina Faso et du Niger de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) à Bamako le 1er février 2024.
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Le choix du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger de se séparer de la Cedeao semble avoir été influencé par l’intérêt commun des régimes militaires de prolonger leur pouvoir.
Millions of Ghanaians rely on private commercial transport to commute.
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Critics have described Ghana’s emissions tax as premature.
The impact of extra cash payments introduced during the COVID pandemic in South Africa is being considered.
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When evaluating the costs and benefits of the employment programme, and similar ones such as social grants, ‘extra’ economic benefits need to be part of the calculation.
Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat (L), US president Jimmy Carter and Israeli premier Menachem Begin at the Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement signing in 1979.
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Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.
A makeshift memorial for the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in August 2023.
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Will the Wagner Group under new leadership uphold the ruthless modus operandi that propelled it to the spotlight in Africa?
Malians rally in support of their country’s exit from Ecowas.
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Border closures between Sahelian and coastal countries have had devastating consequences for the regional economy.
Sex is all over the internet, and girls engage with it in many different ways. They shouldn’t be judged for it.
Tyhume Valley in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Satellite images and community perceptions combine to give a fuller picture of land use changes.
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We all need to understand that ranking is not objective and true. University rankings are massively overvalued, and reinforce global, regional and national inequalities.
Members of the Kenya Sex Workers Alliance protest in Nairobi against arbitrary arrests.
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Sex workers have a deep understanding of their needs but development partnerships tend to prioritise scientific knowledge.
People in the Living Museum of the Ju/’hoansi San, Grashoek, Namibia.
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There are several reasons why ethical conduct in scientific research is so important.
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The politics of ethnicity laid the groundwork for Mungiki.
The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.
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The use of medicinal plants in childhood diseases remains largely undocumented. A study in North West province in South Africa catalogued many of these for the first time.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his eighth State of the Nation Address at City Hall in Cape Town.
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The president’s speech couldn’t cover up for the fact that the last five years have been among the most difficult for ordinary South Africans.