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 […]
The Terrors of the North: Jihadists, Bandits and Vigilantes Grow Stronger in Nigeria
NEED TO KNOW The Terrors of the North: Jihadists, Bandits and Vigilantes Grow Stronger in Nigeria NIGERIA Last fall, about 50 motorcycles […]
When a Faulty Peace Sows War
NEED TO KNOW When a Faulty Peace Sows War ETHIOPIA In November 2022, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace deal […]
Naming and Shaming: Liberia Gets Serious About Corruption
NEED TO KNOW Naming and Shaming: Liberia Gets Serious About Corruption LIBERIA Eight years ago, Liberia’s long-serving then-president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, admitted […]
Out of One, Many
NEED TO KNOW Out of One, Many SUDAN Late last month, Sudan’s army (SAF) entered the central Sudanese city of Wad Medani […]
The Land and the Fury
NEED TO KNOW The Land and the Fury SOUTH AFRICA In 1652, the Dutch arrived on the shores of modern-day South Africa, […]
The Contagion
NEED TO KNOW The Contagion SOMALIA On Feb. 1, US President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS) jihadists in […]
Here, Again
NEED TO KNOW Here, Again DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO For years, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have set their sights on capturing […]
The Disappearing Acts
NEED TO KNOW The Disappearing Acts KENYA Last summer, the so-called Gen-Z protests erupted in Kenya against a controversial finance bill pushed […]
The War over Peace
NEED TO KNOW The War over Peace SOUTH SUDAN More than 30 top hotels recently filed a lawsuit against the government of […]
Before the Avalanche
NEED TO KNOW Before the Avalanche MOZAMBIQUE Cyclone Chido blew through Mozambique last month. The storm’s 160-mile winds and the 10 inches […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes
NEED TO KNOW The Emperor’s New Clothes CHAD French troops will soon complete their exit from Chad, their last foreign deployment in […]
Forward, March
Dear Readers, Over the holidays, GlobalPost is collaborating with our sister publication, World Politics Review, to bring you special coverage of the […]
The Bulldozer
NEED TO KNOW The Bulldozer ZAMBIA The Zambian Constitutional Court recently overturned lower court rulings to determine that ex-President Edgar Lungu could […]
Simply Replacable
NEED TO KNOW Simply Replaceable MALI Mali recently launched drone attacks against ethnic Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tin Zaouatine […]
The Power of Disloyalty
NEED TO KNOW The Power of Disloyalty GHANA More than 15,000 displaced people from Burkina Faso have crossed the porous, 372-mile border […]