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2024 Senegal election crisis points to deeper issues with Macky Sall and his preferred successor

Updated 1 hour 8 minutes ago The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained... 

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76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how

Updated 1 hour 10 minutes ago Over half of Africa’s people – about 600-million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access... 

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Online influence and disinformation – preparing for South Africa’s polls

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      18th March 2024 The electoral commission’s ground rules alone can’t be expected to insulate the country from harmful tactics. As South Africa goes to the polls on... 

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Lawless states and the ‘failure’ of international law – Israel’s war on the Palestinian people

By: Raymond Suttner     18th March 2024 The misapprehension that ‘might is right’ in international relations was the case in the time of 19th century colonial conquest when territories... 

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Inflation in Nigeria is still climbing while it has slowed globally: here’s why

15th March 2024 Just as Nigerians were gradually digging out from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, they were hit by high inflation. The Nigerian... 

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Sewage leaks put South Africa’s freshwater at risk: how citizen scientists are helping clean up

15th March 2024 Across South Africa, sewage systems are leaking and contaminating the country’s freshwater. Involving the affected communities can help prevent... 

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Not so quiet revolution

By: Terence Creamer     15th March 2024 For several years, the roll-out of rooftop solar, batteries and inverters has been referred to as South Africa’s quite revolution. While Eskom... 

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Colonial statues in Africa have been removed, returned and torn down again – why it’s such a complex history

14th March 2024 In 2020, the murder of George Floyd in the US served as a catalyst for the global Black Lives Matter movement. It sparked widespread protests... 

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Transition in Niger: avoiding the dangers of stagnation

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      14th March 2024 On 24 February, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted the economic and financial sanctions imposed on Niger after its 26... 

Africa Check

Unicef Kenya head tabled stats on child poverty, health and the economy - but do her figures add up?

By: Africa Check     14th March 2024 As the Kenyan government prepares its budget for the new fiscal year starting in July, Unicef, the United Nation's children's agency, has called... 

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