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Mahammoud Traore, 75, supports a family of 21 people through farming in Dougouninkoro, Mali, but new weather patterns mean they can no longer harvest enough for their food stores to last the whole year. JAKE LYELL/ALAMY

Abdoulie Ceesay argues that if the West wants to address the wave of coups in Africa, it must take real...

The bronze statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes is removed in Cape Town on 9 April 2015 as Rhodes Must Fall protesters film the event. DESMOND BOWLES/FLICKR

Musawenkosi Cabe speaks to activists who were part of the Rhodes Must Fall push to decolonize universities...

Author Lutivini Majanja performs her story ‘Home’ at the Story Sosa event in Nairobi, a new Kenyan media initiative hosted by Baraza Media Lab on 23 July 2023. SLUMIDIA/STORY SOSA

A new Kenyan media initiative is using live performance to break free of colonial industry norms, Patrick Gathara...

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa sits next to Russia’s Vladimir Putin during the plenary session at the Russia-Africa Summit held in Sochi, Russia, in 2019. South African government/Flickr

Can the quest for peace in Europe bring calm at home? Rosebell Kagumire asks.

Roger Ballen smiles as he poses for a portrait sitting on a chair. PALOMA PALOMINO

Subi Shah talks humanity, power and expression with Johannesburg-based artist Roger Ballen.

A potter at his wheel at Fustat Pottery Village, Credit: Layla Hamed.

Tom Dale profiles one of the former hotspots of the 2011 Arab Spring, a nation now experiencing a counter-...

US Army medical researchers administer malaria vaccines as part of World Malaria Day in Kenya in 2010. US Army Southern European Task Force, Africa/Flickr

Malaria vaccines are welcome, but they won’t be enough to stop its disease, argues Rosebell Kagumire.

People pass by damaged cars and buildings at the central market in Khartoum North.   Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters. 27 April, 2023

Can Sudan’s pro-democracy camp still play a role in forging a democratic future for the military-controlled nation? ...

Ugandans at London's LGBT pride parade in 2016. Chris Beckett/Flickr

As Uganda passes its anti-gay law, Rosebell Kagumire decries the way faltering governments make scapegoats of...

Baaba Maal. Photo by Matthew Donaldson

Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal speaks to Graeme Green about music making a difference.

A man looks at the Qoloji displacement camp, the largest in Ethiopia. EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr

A court case shows the continent’s demand for social media companies to be accountable for their impact offline, columnist...

The making of tax haven Mauritius. MATHIEU STERN/UNSPLASH

Naomi Fowler of Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that's been hurting Indians and Africans for...

Women sift stones for building material at the abandoned slagheap of the Chinese-owned Luanshya Copper Mine, in Kitwe, Zambia. ​​​​​​​Credit: Joerg Boethling/Alamy 

Debt crises are back with a vengeance as the dollar goes from strength to strength and interest rates rise. As the...

Alaa Abd el-Fattah

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The activists of the Arab Spring have faced a devastating backlash. We must support them, writes Nanjala Nyabola...

Nigerians gather for the Abeokuta Prayer walk on 17 October 2020, mobilizing against police brutality and corrupt governance.  Credit: Asokeretope

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Two years on from the Lekki toll gate shooting, Obiora Ikoku, reflects on the legacy of Nigeria’s youth-led movement against...

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Starting from humble DIY beginnings, Nigerian special effects posse The Critics are making waves. By Subi Shah...

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