Democracy cannot survive without free media.
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Finding the right balance between media freedom and limits remains one of the greatest challenges modern democracies face.
Civilians protest in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, in December 2022.
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Sudan’s civilian protesters have gained a form of political power that traditional elites have struggled to attain.
Children and elderly people are vulnerable to air pollution. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP.
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Air pollution accounts for many deaths in Africa yearly. However, this may change if people learn to protect themselves and hold their leaders accountable.
Parents and relatives of students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna, who were kidnapped, hold placards during a demonstration in Abuja on May 4, 2021.
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A lot is said about kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria but little is known about how families mobilise resources and deliver ransom to kidnappers.
Worshippers gather at the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. The head of the Church was recently arrested.
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Both cults and violent extremist movements have similar push and pull factors at the individual level.
Forecasting, risk plans and effective drainage systems can mitigate the impact of severe floods.
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Nigeria is expected to experience severe flooding this year. With proper planning and management its impact may not be so devastating.
A Kenyan investigator at a mass gravesite in Shakahola in April 2023.
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The media attention, public backlash and judgement of the dead in the cult saga have made processing the loss difficult for families.
All of South Africa’s wheat production takes place during the winter months.
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A third of South Africa’s farming income depends on irrigation. Disruptions in power supply put huge chunks of the country’s agricultural fortunes at risk.
Detail from the cover of the children’s book Kayo’s House by Ugandan author Barbara Kimenye.
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At independence, adults were reading decolonial classics - but children were reading Enid Blyton. A generation of unsung women writers changed that.
Dividing land borders in Ghana is a contentious issue.
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Ghana’s regions have no autonomy, yet creating new ones is contentious as it threatens the interests of chiefs and political parties.
The raging conflict in Khartoum could negatively affect trade flows through Port Sudan to the rest of the world.
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Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries
Saudi security officers stand guard off the seaport of Port Sudan in April 2023.
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There is a risk that Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries.
Protestors in Lagos rally against plans to remove the fuel subsidy in 2012.
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Fuel subsidy removal can benefit workers and poor Nigerians, if the process is carefully managed and implemented.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
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It’s a near certainty that Kagame will be here for some time to come; but as Rwanda looks to the future, it may need or indeed demand a change of guard.
Counting of votes during the 2023 presidential elections at a polling station in Lagos.
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Electoral violence, low voter turnout, ethnic politics and voters’ suppression were notable features of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
Informal trading is one way grant recipients use to supplement their income.
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As much as 31% of grant beneficiaries engage in informal work to ‘grow’ their income.
Cash is still king in Nigeria.
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Nigeria’s Central Bank didn’t have an adoption strategy for its digital currency. It was a missed opportunity.
A demonstrator at Queer Republic protests in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A backlash against progress in gender and sexual rights is common.
Detail from the cover of an edition of Amma Darko’s novel Faceless.
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A psychologist and a literary scholar analyse Faceless, a powerful novel about homeless children - and their mothers.
Uranium processing plant in Utah, US.
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Libya’s lost but found yellowcake poses no significant security risk but highlights the need for African countries to get their acts together in the area of nuclear safety and security governance.