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In trying to shut us out, Trump may be doing what African leaders have long failed to do: Push us to stand on our own.
Rights groups call out state repression after violent crackdown on protests against Faure Gnassingbe’s extended rule.
HRW says Asmara’s move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the ‘country’s dire rights record’.
From critical minerals to M23 and grassroots exclusion, experts weigh in on whether the US-brokered deal can succeed.
The visa bans are part of Trump’s promised immigration crackdown, which has been in motion since he took office in January, ...
As Trump hits the Horn of Africa, experts caution against drone strikes, saying the US needs to invest in peacebuilding.
As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) party has withdrawn from a “national dialogue” initiative after the leader of the ...
Femicide is surging across the continent. Without cultural reform led by men themselves, more lives will be lost.
Relatives of the victims of apartheid-era murders want the government to do more to hold perpetrators accountable.
The shift brings Russian support to ‘a more fundamental level’, says Kremlin-backed paramilitary force Africa Corps.
Officials say death toll expected to rise as authorities launch search operation in the country’s Eastern Cape province.