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DPA picture alliance/ Moses Sawasawa

Foreign and security policy

Bye-bye blue helmets

Violence between the military and rebels is escalating in eastern Congo. With the UN peacekeepers due to pull out, who will fill the power vacuum?

By Manuel Wollschläger

picture alliance / Anadolu | Cem Ozdel

Democracy and society

Playing with fire

Senegal’s President Macky Sall unexpectedly postponed the presidential elections, already causing enormous political, social and economic consequences

By Claudia Ehing

Reuters/ Justin Makangara

Democracy and society

Hope, struggles and the call for true leadership

In the upcoming elections, the Congolese are driven by the wish for a leader whose love for their country will spurt political action

By Stephanie Jänsch

Reuters/ Paul Carsten

Democracy and society

Roe v. Wade: The collateral damage for African women

The 1973 issuance of Roe v. Wade revolutionised the discourse on women’s bodily autonomy globally — its reversal has backslid Africa in particular

By Zikora Ibeh, Sefa Ikpa

Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Democracy and society

Sudan’s torch of peace

Dozens of Sudanese pro-democratic youth groups have morphed into humanitarian ones, battling the apocalyptic situation in the country

By Talal Nadir

Reuters/Matrix Images

Democracy and society

Madagascar’s dangerous democratic backsliding

President Rajoelina promised stability and development. But years later, violence is dominating the election campaign

By Constantin Grund

Reuters/Djibo Issifou

Foreign and security policy

Diplomacy over military

The past years’ coups and the spread of terrorism are posing a major threat to stability in the Sahel region. Europe can and must counteract this

By Karamba Diaby

Reuters

Democracy and society

The rotten underbelly of Nigeria’s music industry

Artiste Mohbad’s death laid bare the urgency to enforce robust governance and protective mechanisms in Africa’s biggest music industry

By Zikora Ibeh

Reuters/Youssef Boudlal

Economy and ecology

Stronger together

Relations between Algeria and Morocco have been marred by several crises in recent decades. But common environmental challenges require joint efforts

By Intissar Fakir

Reuters/Christophe Van Der Perre

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