Young people play football on a street in Goma, eastern DRC.
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Football provides a way for unpopular elites to build political capital – but also creates space for citizens to voice dissent.
Lagos, Nigeria is one of the cities growing at a rapid rate.
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All too often, urban reforms are led by technical and infrastructural change, rather than by engaging people.
Nelson Mandela, first president of a democratic South Africa, wanted human rights to guide the country’s foreign policy.
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South Africa frequently invokes its celebrated constitution that is based on human rights, but has often failed to live up to its ideals.
Former DRC President Joseph Kabila congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi at his inauguration.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new leader Felix Tshisekedi is being undermined by the outgoing regime of Joseph Kabila.
Lexxus Legal is a hip-hop artist and at the forefront of the activist movement in the DRC.
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The intertwining of the market, state and society has continued to see itself expressed through music in the DRC.
Supporters of the DRC’s opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi.
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The DRC could be the exception after a year in which opposition parties fared badly across East and Central Africa.
A vendor at the Sigida Market, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Graft is common in the way that markets in Kinshasa are run.
Ivorians attend a memorial service for the late Congolese singer Papa Wemba in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 27 April 2016.
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Congolese singer Papa Wemba might have been one of Africa’s best loved musicians - but his politics wasn’t popular with all his compatriots.