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Economy and ecology

Auctioning 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

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Democracy and society

A 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

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Democracy and society

Elections 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

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Peace, 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

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Foreign and security policy

MINUSMA 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

Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Democracy and society

A 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

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Democracy and society

A 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

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Economy and ecology

What 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

Reuters/ Jacques Witt

Foreign and security policy

Macron 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

Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Economy and ecology

Why 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