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Foreign and security policy

Religion meets realpolitik

Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over alleged persecution of Christians. But the violence in the country has entirely different causes

By Lennart Oestergaard

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Foreign and security policy

Africa in the age of many powers

As Africa broadens its partnerships across a multipolar world, new opportunities emerge. So do familiar risks of unequal exchange and external control

By Sefa Ikpa

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Economy and ecology

Africa’s debt meets climate innovation

With COP30 around the corner, Africa’s debt crisis risks climate resilience — ‘debt-for-blue’ swaps could forge a new model of EU-Africa partnership

By Atunde Ahmed Olarewaju

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Democracy and society

Democracy on trial

Côte d’Ivoire’s election doesn’t just test a president — it tests whether democracy can survive a generation’s disillusionment

By Nyat Mebrahtu

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Democracy and society

After the protests is before the reform

Madagascar’s youth-led protests have brought down a president, but without structural reform, old habits of power will persist

By Marjam Mayer

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Foreign and security policy

The forgotten war

The world’s commitment to Sudan needs to be strengthened and coordinated — for the people’s own benefit and for lasting peace

By Gelila Enbaye

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Democracy and society

When tomorrow looks like yesterday

A former Malawian president, once seen as a symbol of failure, now tempts voters again — proof that economic despair can rewrite political memory

By Golden Matonga

picture alliance / Anadolu | Gerald Anderson

Democracy and society

Rising giant or fading echo?

The Gen Z protests have made Kenya’s youth impossible to ignore — the question is whether they can now remake politics itself

By Charles Wachira

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Democracy and society

First to respond, last in line

Excluding Nigerian responders from key decisions doesn’t just ignore local knowledge — it entrenches a model of aid built far from the crisis

By Taofik Oyewo Hussain

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Foreign and security policy

Reimagining global health

Dismissing Africa as a ‘junior partner’ when it comes to shaping health policy isn’t just outdated — it’s a strategic failure with global consequences

By Atunde Ahmed Olarewaju