As key opposition members lose seats in their strongholds, it is clear that Tanzania’s ruling party is set to establish a super-majority that will institute a deeper authoritarian agenda.
The protests carried on for days and continue to simmer in a country whose social fabric has been torn by toxic masculinity and a violent colonial past.
The historical city of Kumasi is undergoing significant change.
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Resolution of South Africa’s fiscal crisis depends on faster economic growth which must be led by private investment. Fiscal consolidation is necessary but without growth debt will not stabilise.
Nigerian rapper Falz sings in his home studio in Lagos.
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Young Nigerians are protesting bad governance and police brutality. Where is the music to assist them?
A convoy of Pakistani peacekeepers of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC patrol around Minembwe, South Kivu province, October 7, 2020.
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The new initiative reproduces the core weaknesses of post-apartheid state land and agricultural policy. These have done little to improve the livelihoods of the poor.
Kenyan flower exports to Europe fell 50%, affecting about 1 million people.
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Restricting trade to control the pandemic damages livelihoods, especially those of the urban poor. The control of future pandemics must strike a balance between health and economic activity.
Migrants try to get network on their phones in Algeciras, Spain.
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Moha Ennaji, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
Smartphones supported migration flows by providing migrants with access to online information before and during travel and when they arrived at their destination country.
South Africa hasn’t successfully developed institutional capacity and the government skills to manage industrial risks to communities and the environment.
Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki in China in the 1960s. He is fifth from the left, rear row.
Large numbers of young people can represent great economic potential. But this only works if Nigeria can invest in their health and education and new economic opportunities.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, left, and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at an October 2020 ceremony celebrating the peace deal.
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Whistle blowers in South Africa don’t get the support they deserve.This includes lack of legislative backing as well as support from society, employers and professional bodies.
People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic.
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It's time to talk about police in Nigeria and the issues around special forces.
Nigerian youths are often stereotyped and harassed by the police for being in possession of a laptop or iPhone.
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They are often framed as lazy and fraudulent and are constantly harassed by the police. Now, it seems they have had enough. We explore what it takes to be a young Nigerian living in Nigeria.