Russian president Vladimir Putin and African leaders at the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in Sochi in 2019.
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Russia is attempting to export its governance model of an authoritarian, kleptocratic and transactional regime onto Africa.
Old picture of construction on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, which began generating power on February 20.
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The project violates colonial-era water rights but promises cheap and clean power to East Africa.
Thousands of people have fled inter-ethnic clashes in northern Cameroon.
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The failures of nominally elected governments has denied leaders - as well as the democratic system - a vanguard popular constituency.
Sudanese protesters clash with security forces during an anti-coup protest in Khartoum, Sudan in December 2021.
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When the military leaders have responded so harshly and have not given in on any demands, why do the protests still continue?
Migrants often have to brave the sea with just food, water, and life vests.
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Migration can be a matter of life and death, but religion can help people cope.
On the streets: protesters mass in Khartoum on October 30.
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The military takeover and arrest of activists may well bring Sudan’s divided opposition together.
Crowds gather to protest the coup in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
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Sudan has needed and will require compromise and principled political goodwill to realise a difficult transition from military rule.
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Governments are purposefully using laws that lack clarity, or ignore laws completely, to carry out illegal surveillance of their citizens.
Ancient DNA holds a great deal of valuable information - but it must be researched ethically.
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Studying ancient DNA in Africa is valuable for understanding human evolution, population migrations, and human history locally, regionally and globally.
Sudanese protesters gather outside the main entrance to the southern port in Port Sudan.
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The grievances of those instituting the blockade are justified, to some extent. But the blockade will harm the entire nation instead of only disturbing the ruling elites.
Residents hang from a bus and hold a South Sudanese flag in the disputed Abyei region of Sudan.
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Prior to the secession of South Sudan, the rural livelihoods of people living in the 11 states were dependent on free trade and movement across the boundaries.
A nurse at Amudat Hospital in Northern Uganda, checks on a child being treated for kala-azar. The disease mostly affects children and young adults.
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Kala-azar, already one of the most neglected diseases on the planet, is in danger of becoming even more neglected.
A Soviet soldier on guard in Afghanistan in 1988.
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In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia looks like an increasingly desirable international partner across much of the globe.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame meets Israel’s then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017.
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Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
Religious identity played a role in liberation struggle.
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A spate of anti-clerical attacks has put a spotlight on the role of Christian leaders in South Sudan.
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Desertification and climate change are threatening ancient sites in the Sahara.
All smiles: but were the Abraham Accords a betrayal of Palestine?
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The Abraham Accords peace deal was supposed to herald a new era for the Middle East. Yet the fault-lines remain as deep as ever.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021.
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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and their neighbours could deploy large-scale solar and wind farms, connected by a regionally integrated power grid.
Cairo downtown panorama, view on the Nile and bridges, Egypt.
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Given the ever increasing importance of coordinated management Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt should manage all dams through the Nile Basin Commission.