The Bombs of Ambition
NEED TO KNOW The Bombs of Ambition SUDAN This week, downtown Khartoum became a war zone. Fighters have been attacking residents, United […]
Fathers and Sons
NEED TO KNOW Fathers and Sons UGANDA Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the son of the long-serving president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, a 78-year-old […]
The Spiral
NEED TO KNOW The Spiral BURKINA FASO Security forces in Burkina Faso recently murdered a 16-year-old boy and others in Ouahigouya, a […]
The Hero and the Strongman
NEED TO KNOW The Hero and the Strongman RWANDA When ethnic Hutu militants committed genocide against members of the minority ethnic Tutsi […]
When Hate Comes To Town
NEED TO KNOW When Hate Comes To Town TUNISIA Tunisian President Kais Saied has recently been claiming that migrants originating from sub-Saharan […]
Coming Due
NEED TO KNOW Coming Due GHANA Officials in Ghana’s finance ministry recently said talks to restructure its debt to China were “highly […]
Second Thoughts
NEED TO KNOW Second Thoughts SUDAN Sudan’s military junta has been colluding with an affiliate of Russian military contractor the Wagner Group […]
Giving Back Paradise
NEED TO KNOW Giving Back Paradise CHAGOS ISLANDS In the 1960s, British leaders were in the final stages of dismantling the empire […]
Quite the Handoff
NEED TO KNOW Quite the Handoff NIGERIA Rioters in Nigeria recently attacked banks and blockaded roads to express their anger over the […]
The Puppetmasters
NEED TO KNOW The Puppetmasters ZIMBABWE Police in Zimbabwe recently arrested more than two dozen members of the Citizens Coalition for Change […]
Lights Out
NEED TO KNOW Lights Out SOUTH AFRICA André de Ruyter launched investigations into corruption and organized crime at South Africa’s state-owned energy […]
Sharp Elbows
NEED TO KNOW Sharp Elbows MOROCCO Moroccan lawmakers recently voted to “reconsider” their North African country’s relationship with the European Union. The […]
The Morning After
NEED TO KNOW The Morning After ETHIOPIA The war between Ukraine and Russia has understandably garnered much attention over the past year. […]
Rags to Riches
NEED TO KNOW Rags to Riches BOTSWANA Sprawling, landlocked, relatively lightly populated Botswana enjoys a higher gross domestic product per capita than […]
Theme Park Politics
NEED TO KNOW Theme Park Politics BENIN Al Qaeda and Islamic State extremists are gaining a foothold in Africa as the Russian-Ukrainian […]
Nowhere To Go But Up
NEED TO KNOW Nowhere To Go But Up SOMALIA Somali government forces and local militias recently won a pitched battle against al-Shabab, […]
White Noise
NEED TO KNOW White Noise TUNISIA The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) recently attacked Tunisian President Kais Saied in the run-up to […]
White Rock Politics
NEED TO KNOW White Rock Politics GUINEA-BISSAU Braima Seidi Ba and Ricardo Ariza Monje thought they could stuff nearly 2 tons of […]
New Money, Old Problems
NEED TO KNOW New Money, Old Problems NIGERIA Nigeria recently launched newly designed currency notes in denominations of 200, 500, and 1,000 […]
Waving Bye-Bye
NEED TO KNOW Waving Bye-Bye EGYPT Shortly before Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi hosted world leaders for the United Nations Climate Change Conference […]
‘The Hungriest Place on Earth’
NEED TO KNOW ‘The Hungriest Place on Earth’ SOMALILAND Photographer Misan Harriman was openly distressed after journeying to Somaliland to document how […]
Blood and Soil
NEED TO KNOW Blood and Soil TANZANIA The Tanzanian government describes the transfer of ethnic Maasai people from their traditional homelands as […]
Turning to the World
NEED TO KNOW Turning to the World ALGERIA Algeria’s authoritarian rulers have a mixed relationship with globalization. After winning independence from France […]
A Moment to Exhale
NEED TO KNOW A Moment to Exhale GUINEA Djenabou Bah was nine years old in 2009 when she attended a protest against […]