Bloody Rich: Mozambique Sees Resurgence of Militant Attacks As It Tries To Develop Its Resources
NEED TO KNOW Bloody Rich: Mozambique Sees Resurgence of Militant Attacks As It Tries To Develop Its Resources MOZAMBIQUE Fifty years after […]
The Price of Control: Death of an Infant Sets Off New Debate over FGM in Gambia
NEED TO KNOW The Price of Control: Death of an Infant Sets Off New Debate over FGM in Gambia THE GAMBIA Earlier […]
Of Victors and Spoils: Libya’s Oil Wealth Is Precluding Peace
NEED TO KNOW Of Victors and Spoils: Libya’s Oil Wealth Is Precluding Peace LIBYA For years, Libya has existed in a stalemate, […]
Nothing to Lose: Frustrated Angolans Say They Will Continue Protests Despite Crackdowns
NEED TO KNOW Nothing to Lose: Frustrated Angolans Say They Will Continue Protests Despite Crackdowns ANGOLA A few weeks ago, the National […]
In Trying To Right a ‘Wrong,’ Zimbabwe Divides the Country
NEED TO KNOW In Trying To Right a ‘Wrong,’ Zimbabwe Divides the Country ZIMBABWE When Zimbabwe earlier this year decided to pay […]
In The Ceasefire Between Rwanda And The DRC, Peace Is An Afterthought
NEED TO KNOW In The Ceasefire Between Rwanda And The DRC, Peace Is An Afterthought RWANDA / DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO […]
Nowhere To Turn: Frustrated Voters in Togo Are Caught Between a Brutal Dictator, a ‘Useless’ Opposition, and ‘Violent’ Protesters
NEED TO KNOW Nowhere To Turn: Frustrated Voters in Togo Are Caught Between a Brutal Dictator, a ‘Useless’ Opposition, and ‘Violent’ Protesters […]
Protests and Funerals: Kenyan President’s Failure to Listen Threatens Kenya’s Stability
NEED TO KNOW Protests and Funerals: Kenyan President’s Failure to Listen Threatens Kenya’s Stability KENYA Vendor Boniface Kariuki, 22, was selling masks […]
Gold-Digging: Mali Fights Mining Companies To Battle Rebels and Terrorists
NEED TO KNOW Gold-Digging: Mali Fights Mining Companies To Battle Rebels and Terrorists MALI Last week, Mali’s military government seized more than […]
To Move Forward, Look Back, Some South Africans Say
NEED TO KNOW To Move Forward, Look Back, Some South Africans Say SOUTH AFRICA In the township of Masiphumelele near Cape Town […]
Bitcoin Dreams: In Kenya’s Largest Slum, Residents Hope For a Crypto Lift
NEED TO KNOW Bitcoin Dreams: In Kenya’s Largest Slum, Residents Hope For a Crypto Lift KENYA In Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, Dotea […]
El Dorado in the Sahara: Western Sahara Booms As Tensions Grow
NEED TO KNOW El Dorado in the Sahara: Western Sahara Booms As Tensions Grow WESTERN SAHARA The road from the northern border […]
When the Walls Close In: Multiple Crises Create Mass Displacement in Cameroon
NEED TO KNOW When the Walls Close In: Multiple Crises Create Mass Displacement in Cameroon CAMEROON In April, a Cameroonian national living in […]
In Guinea, a Military Junta Borrows the Leaders-For-Life Playbook
NEED TO KNOW In Guinea, a Military Junta Borrows the Leaders-For-Life Playbook GUINEA When Guinea’s military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, initially seized power […]
As Elections Approach and Regional Tensions Rise, Burundi Chooses the Status Quo
NEED TO KNOW As Elections Approach and Regional Tensions Rise, Burundi Chooses the Status Quo BURUNDI Burundi officially kicked off its 2025 […]
When Promise Withers: Tanzania’s Leader Starts Using an Old Playbook
NEED TO KNOW When Promise Withers: Tanzania’s Leader Starts Using an Old Playbook TANZANIA When Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office […]
Miracle, Derailed? Ivory Coast’s Success Threatened By Election Gambit
NEED TO KNOW Miracle, Derailed? Ivory Coast’s Success Threatened By Election Gambit IVORY COAST The small, West African country of Ivory Coast […]
Threats and Promises: Uganda Gets Tough at Home and Abroad
NEED TO KNOW Threats and Promises: Uganda Gets Tough at Home and Abroad UGANDA Ugandan leaders have worked closely with the military […]
Meta Action Against Meta: Kenya Hosts Lawsuits Against Big Tech With Global Implications
NEED TO KNOW Meta Action Against Meta: Kenya Hosts Lawsuits Against Big Tech With Global Implications KENYA In April, the European Union […]
In the Central African Republic, the Hired Guns Wear Out Their Welcome
NEED TO KNOW In the Central African Republic, the Hired Guns Wear Out Their Welcome CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Earlier this month, Bangui, […]
A Perfect Storm: A New Civil War in South Sudan Threatens Entire Region
NEED TO KNOW A Perfect Storm: A New Civil War in South Sudan Threatens Entire Region SOUTH SUDAN When oil-rich South Sudan […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Coup Leader Ahead in Gabon’s Elections
NEED TO KNOW The Emperor’s New Clothes: Coup Leader Ahead in Gabon’s Elections GABON In August 2023, Gabon’s rulers were deposed in […]
When the Sky Falls: Lesotho Says US Tariffs Will ‘Kill’ the Country
NEED TO KNOW When the Sky Falls: Lesotho Says US Tariffs Will ‘Kill’ the Country LESOTHO When US President Donald Trump mentioned […]
Friends and Enemies: Guinea-Bissau President Takes the Rocky Road
NEED TO KNOW Friends and Enemies: Guinea-Bissau President Takes the Rocky Road GUINEA-BISSAU The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) aims […]