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Nigeria’s border closure is a panicked reaction which violates ECOWAS protocol.
What Cameroon needs is a properly mediated process signing all the parties to a pre-agreed agenda
The country has not had a seat at the Security Council table for 24 years.
South Africa and Nigeria have had a turbulent relationship dating back to the early 1990s.
Mobile loan platforms have given Kenyans access to easy loans, but they come at a high price.
The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
The popular uprising is an indication that al-Sisi’s regime is not as stable as he would have the world believe.
Nigerian men who wear their hair in knots are not a new phenomenon, but the hairstyle’s spiritual heritage sparks fear in the hearts of many.
In our urban world, turning the makeshift and the informal into the livable and sustainable is our greatest challenge.
Amid New Year celebrations in Ethiopia, questions still linger around the possibility for sustained peace and stability.
In death, President Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi has left behind an unfinished revolution which now needs a new leader.
Nigerians had hoped for a technocratic cabinet but the country’s new ministers have not offered a break from previous political appointments.
Interventions to prevent and address sexual and gender-based violence in eastern DR Congo often reinforce traditional gender stereotypes
Feminists in Africa must step up to the challenge and redress the manner in which African women are portrayed in the digital age.
Research in Ghana, India and Kenya shows that more women experience subtle forms of undignified care than they do physical and verbal abuse during childbirth.
The study confirms that dolutegravir is an effective and well-tolerated ARV.
Uganda’s police have powers to use excessive force on citizens.
There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic about Bissau-Guinean politics going forward.
Women who survive violence in Kenya are building peace in their communities.
Ugandan women MPs are working with men to amplify their own voices and pass meaningful laws.
Ethiopia’s internally displaced populations are a stain on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s first term in office.
Ethiopia’s regional governance system is doing more harm than good.
The ruling National Resistance Movement has undermined Uganda’s democracy
The Janjaweed militia first came into play when Omar al-Bashir’s government deployed it in Darfur