The deaths have important symbolic value and have been associated with shifts in COVID-19 policies in some countries.
Traders leave their cabbages after the County Governor ordered the closure of the main open air market to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kisumu, Kenya.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Countries that adopt ethnic recognition go on to experience less violence, more economic vitality, and more democratic politics.
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With the demise of Pierre Nkurunziza, all eyes are on Burundi’s new president as he inherits a political framework that has repressed press freedom and silenced independent media voices.
Trucks wait in line to enter Uganda in Malaba, a Western Kenyan border town. All truck drivers must take a COVID-19 test.
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The former president’s complex legacy has often been marred by violence.
Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye signs a condolence book for Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza.
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The sudden death of Burundi’s former president, Pierre Nkurunziza, marks the end of a long reign, characterised by violent political crises.
President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives to inaugurate Burundi’s Chinese-built state house on September 27, 2019.
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Paolo Omar Cerutti, Centre for International Forestry Research and Nils Bourland, Centre for International Forestry Research
CITES’ decision seeks to increase levels of monitoring so that we can be more and better informed about the illegal trade of Mukula and over-harvesting.
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe representing Zimbabwe at an Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV and AIDS summit
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