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Painting of a raider on horseback (bottom right) with a musket and domestic stock. A ‘rain-animal’ (top right) was likely summoned to wash away the raiders’ tracks. Courtesy of Sam Challis and Brent Sinclair-Thomson

South Africa’s bandit slaves and the rock art of resistance

Runaway slaves joined indigenous Khoe-San people and raided colonial farms. The rock art they left in their hideouts tells a fascinating story.
South African police prepare guns handed in during one of several amnesties for destruction. EFE-EPA

Gun control in South Africa: tightening the law, and more

If proposed amendments to the law are passed, it will no longer be possible to acquire a firearm licence for self-defence in the country. This has sparked heated debate.
Les routes de la République démocratique du Congo sont un espace crucial où les conflits, la taxation illégale et le financement des conflits s’enchevêtrent.

Comment les barrages routiers, et non pas seulement les minerais, financent les rebelles et le conflit au Congo

Les routes de la République démocratique du Congo sont un espace crucial où les conflits, la taxation illégale et le financement des conflits s’enchevêtrent.