Activists protest outside the Ugandan Embassy in Washington DC on April 25, 2023.
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The Ugandan law is one of a spate of laws across Africa that are said to protect the heterosexual African family.
From left; Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire Patrick Achi, President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe, President of Benin Patrice Talon, and President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.
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Africa has been relatively peaceful in terms of inter-state violent conflicts.
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Ghana’s deal with the IMF is the 17th in its history.
Dabba Selama and its surroundings.
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Even though the Tigray war front moved past Dabba Selama several times, the community suffered less than other nearby villages.
Hundreds of people stand in line to vote in South Africa’s first democratic election in April 1994.
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The proportional representation system has long outlived its relevance. Its negative extremes abound in local government.
Forced return of irregular African migrants from Europe is affecting political relationships in the two regions.
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The forced return of migrants by European states has ignored pressures and interests of African countries of origin.
Market fires cause significant upheavals in the heavily informal Ghanaian economy.
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Fire risk communication strategies must not only be supported by formal institutions such as government agencies but also be rooted in and sensitive to each market’s socio-cultural dynamics.
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African governments have more influence on China-funded projects than mainstream narratives acknowledge.
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In over 30 countries LGBTIQ+ people would face imprisonment. Progress has been made but there is still a long way to go.
President Vladimir Putin, left, and President Cyril Ramaphosa in Sochi, Russia, in 2019.
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It’s clear that South Africa is aligned with the Russian Federation.
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An agreement to end conflict is only one small step in an often long process.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaking at a Chatham House event, London, in December 2022.
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Nigeria’s debt profile is disturbing but shouldn’t hinder Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ability to tackle unemployment and poverty.
The Russian Volunteer Corps insignia on the sleeve of a soldier near the border in northern Ukraine in early 2023.
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Allegations of flouting international arms control rules, let alone being party to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, place the South African defence industry in a precarious position globally.
Abdellah Taïa in Tangier, Morocco, in 2010.
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His books bring north Africa into conversation with sub-Saharan Africa about lived queer experiences.
Inclusive education is about far more than accommodating learners with disabilities, but teachers don’t seem to know this.
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Ubuntu is a concept that emphasises the importance of including everyone and building a strong community.
A farmer walks on a marshy shore of a river polluted by oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger delta, region.
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Energy firms are likely to lie about their corporate social responsibility to the environment. Their deception can be turned around for good if they are held accountable.
Trostyanets, site of fierce battle and Russian occupation in Ukrainein March 2022.
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If the African delegation could convince the belligerents to find a peaceful solution, they will make a critical contribution to the climate for mediation.
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir (left) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo tour Darfur in 2017.
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The failure to hold the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide accountable has led to further instability in Sudan.
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie (C) and Ghana’s founder and first President Kwame Nkrumah (L) during the formation of the Organisation of African Unity.
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The African Union compares well to other continental unions. It accomplishes more than the Commonwealth or the Francophonie.
Sudanese protesters in Khartoum.
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An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.