Several campaigns have been waged against statues linked to Africa’s colonial past.
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The fate of several colonial statues in Africa continues to be a subject of controversy.
Independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s mausoleum stands at the Limete Tower, built by Mobutu Sese Seko.
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The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
Henri Lopes wrote about the complexity of mixed race identity.
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Driven by social justice, he showed that all people are capable of both good and evil.
The death penalty has not been enforced in Ghana for over three decades.
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Ghana is a signatory to several international conventions that oblige it to guarantee the right to life.
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Timber parks, where the paperwork for loads of timber is inspected, can help stem the financial losses from illegal exports.
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Calling the Amazon “the lungs of the world” overlooks the forest’s vital role in the water cycle.
Dozens of displaced people gather along the fence of the MONUSCO base in DRC.
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A specific regional protocol could ease the management of internally displaced persons in the region.
United nations or a return to new Cold War?
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The Cold War provided the US with strategic and defensive advantages; some politicians also used it to push their view of what it meant to be American.
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La Russie tente de normaliser un ordre international basé sur la loi du plus fort où la démocratie et le respect des droits humains sont facultatifs.
People walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in May 2022.
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Canada is connected to the Democratic Republic of Congo through the global economy, international peacekeeping efforts and migration. We must not ignore violence because it’s far away.
A Congolese soldier in Goma during protests against the UN peacekeeping mission in July 2022.
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Protests are likely to continue over the coming months, particularly in the run-up to the Congo presidential elections next year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L).
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Five essential reads on Russia’s relationship with Africa.
Professor Corneille Ewango of the University of Kisangani in a peat swamp.
along the Ikelemba River, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Peat is partially decomposed plant matter that has accumulated over thousands of years.
Children queue for porridge in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe during the height of the COVID pandemic.
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A return to debt sustainability will create room for African policy makers to stave off risks to the post-pandemic recovery.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Belgian King Philippe toast at an official banquet in Kinshasa.
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For relations with the DRC to truly improve, the Belgian state must acknowledge its historical responsibility more strongly.
Félix Tshisekedi, Président de la République démocratique du Congo.
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Le gouvernement du président Tshisekedi n’a plus l’excuse d’être entravé par l'emprise du clan de son prédécesseur Joseph Kabila.
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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President Tshisekedi’s government no longer has the excuse that it’s being hampered by the dead hand of his predecessor Joseph Kabila’s cabal.
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Hammarskjöld lasting legacy was to develop the secretary-general’s political role, as the UN found its way through the Cold War.
Men cross the front of the still smoking lava rocks from an eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo on May 23, 2021 in Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nyiragongo is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its fast-moving lava. It can flow at a speed of about 100km per hour.
A lorry trailer carries the coffins of the victims of a munitions explosion in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, in 2012.
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Data suggests that Africa as a whole suffers a relatively high rate of casualties at munition sites where there are unplanned explosions.