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Seun Matiluko
Detty December, Nigeria’s multimillion-dollar party of reconnection

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Detty December, Nigeria’s multimillion-dollar party of reconnection
Fred Harter
Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai
Marine Saint
UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution

Thu 4 Dec 2025

UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution
Steve Bloomfield
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison

Mon 24 Nov 2025

Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison
Susannah Clapp
Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets
Olivia Acland
Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke
Fred Harter
A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan

Mon 3 Nov 2025

A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan
Fred Harter
Human rights violations threaten upcoming elections

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Human rights violations threaten upcoming elections
Simon Barnes
The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again

Sat 4 Oct 2025

The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again
Fred Harter
Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him

Thu 11 Sept 2025

Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him
Erick Kabendera
Obituary: Jim Meyer, mentor for young journalists in Africa

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Obituary: Jim Meyer, mentor for young journalists in Africa
Fred Harter
Young Africans take their fury to the streets

Sun 29 Jun 2025

Young Africans take their fury to the streets
Fred Harter
Rwanda and DRC consider peace at last

Fri 27 Jun 2025

Rwanda and DRC consider peace at last
Mélanie Gouby
AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants

Fri 13 Jun 2025

AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants
Fred Harter
Glimpses of a forgotten war: the women of Tigray

Thu 12 Jun 2025

Glimpses of a forgotten war: the women of Tigray
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
The battle to stop Africa’s waters being ravaged by China’s dark fishing fleets

Sun 8 Jun 2025

The battle to stop Africa’s waters being ravaged by China’s dark fishing fleets
Fred Harter
Malaria is the disease that won’t die

Tue 6 May 2025

Malaria is the disease that won’t die
Fred Harter
Music, art and sport: what you’re missing in Senegal

Tue 6 May 2025

Music, art and sport: what you’re missing in Senegal

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