Economy and ecologyAuctioning off Africa’s last hinterland Rather than negotiating social and technical investments, the Nairobi Climate Summit further endorsed the suffocation of Africa for Western benefits By Zikora Ibeh
Democracy and societyA coup after coup in the Sahel Since 2020, there have been six coups d'état in francophone West Africa. In all cases, the juntas succeeded in exploiting the ‘anti-French sentiment’ By Boubacar Haidara
Democracy and societyElections in the dead of night Zimbabweans have re-elected President Mnangagwa, missing what might have been the opposition’s last chance in times of shrinking democratic spaces By Thilo Schöne
Foreign and security policyPeace, African-style As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, it may be time for the West to take African peace efforts more seriously By Philani Mthembu
Foreign and security policyMINUSMA leaving Mali is no good news The end of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has serious consequences — for the security in the region and for humanitarian engagement on the ground By Christian Klatt
Democracy and societyA prison guard for Europe The EU aims to externalise its borders and repel migrants deemed undesirable — a new deal with Tunisia assigns them a key role By Sami Adouani, Robin Frisch
Democracy and societyA highly explosive situation The conflict in Sudan continues, threatening to spill over to other parts of the region and creating one of the fastest-growing refugee crises By Christine-Felice Röhrs
Economy and ecologyWhat a world 1.5 degrees hotter would look like To mitigate the worst climate change impacts, we need to consider implementing climate solutions outside of the free economic market By Michael Davies-Venn
Foreign and security policyMacron and the future of Françafrique For France’s ambition to redefine its role in Africa to succeed, it must transcend neocolonial dynamics By Hippolyte Fofack
Economy and ecologyWhy US tech giants need Africa For Big Tech to succeed in Africa, they must realise that the key to unlocking the continent’s vast economic potential is investing in its citizens By Nate D.F. Allen, Nanjira Sambuli
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
The hope of the Dutch left Frans Timmermans is running for Dutch prime minister. Can the former vice-president of the EU Commission lead his left-wing alliance to victory?
Democracy to the rescue Politics might be broken, but it’s certainly not irreparable — and democracy has the tools to fix it