Africa: Don't Gaslight Africa - We Need Genuinely Clean Cooking Solutions

The IEA summit, where oil and gas execs are well-represented, will see gas as the solution. What Africa needs is people-centred renewable energy. Read more »

Ethiopia: Displaced Yet Again - Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugee Subjectivities in War Torn Sudan

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Kenya: 'This Flood Has Caused a Massive Shift' - Surviving in Kenya's Slums

Washington Mboya, an environmentalist in Nairobi, describes the effects of and response to the devastating floods in the city's poorest areas. Read more »

Africa: Malaria Is a Women's Rights Issue

When malaria rages, the women whose labour, visible and invisible, is the bedrock of the care economy, suffer; the effects reverberate across society. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Nigeria - a Year At the Edge of the Abyss

University students are among those hit hardest by the Tinubu administration's IMF-directed austerity programme. Read more »

Africa: $120bn Isn't Enough. Here Are 3 Ideas for a Truly Bigger Better World Bank

Leaders have called for a record replenishment of the Bank's grants and concessional lending arm. Much bigger changes are needed. Read more »

Burundi: Lake Tanganyika Reaches Record Levels, Submerging Parts of Burundi

Burundi is struggling to provide relief to hundreds of thousands and protect infrastructure as floods cause devastation. Read more »

Eritrea: Adwa's Shadows - Eritrea's Forgotten War Veterans

Ethiopia's triumph over Italy at Adwa is central to its national identity, but many Eritreans who were subjected to Emperor Menelik's brutal retribution for serving Rome recall the… Read more »

Africa: #IDA21 - Africa's Call to Triple Finance a Chance for the North to Rebuild Trust

Leaders called on donors to replenish the World Bank's grants and concessional loans arm with "at least $120 billion" for debt and climate. Read more »

Africa: How Continental Competition Policy Strengthens the African Marketplace

Regional price distortions hurt small traders the most; as more states adopt competition rules, it's the traders and consumers who will win big. Read more »

Africa: Climate Finance - Did the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings Move the Dial?

An expert panel give their verdict on whether the Spring Meetings offered Africa hope that climate finance will be expanded and reformed. Read more »

Africa: Where Planting Trees in Africa Works and, Crucially, Doesn't

Restoring degraded forests is essential, but planting trees in rangelands is largely ineffective and often damaging. Read more »

Africa: Political Dynamics in the Horn of Africa - an Analyst's Pitfall

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Congo-Kinshasa: Colonialism Revamped in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lord Leverhulme's 1911 concession in the Congo, is now held by an African-run New York-based private equity firm with strong links to global philanthropy. Read more »

Africa: Europe's Indifference to Rwanda's Atrocities Is Costing Congolese Lives

A decade ago, Europe responded to Rwanda's incursions into the DRC with sanctions. Today, it's turning a blind eye - with devastating consequences for the Congolese. Read more »

Africa: Calling Off UN Regional Climate Weeks Exposes Rich Nations' Lack of Goodwill

Funding these essential meetings would cost little to rich countries but provide a potentially invaluable forum for developing countries. Read more »

Africa: Modelling Injustice - South Experts Call for Climate Model Paradigm Shift

Projections that assume the Global North will continue to over-emit help perpetuate inequalities and violate principles of equity, warn scientists. Read more »

Liberia: Will Liberia's Joseph Boakai Come Out As a Pillar of Justice or a Beacon of the Establishment?

Establishing the War and Economic Crimes Court was among Candidate Boakai strongest campaign pledges. As president, it is his most vexing duty. Read more »

Sudan: On the Offensive - Military Tactics and Peace Talks for Sudan's Takeover

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Africa: Africa's Democratic Dividend

30-odd years after the restoration of multiparty democracy, is it time to reassess the practice of democracy? Read more »

Africa: The 'Not Expected' but 'Expected' Opening Speech of the African Union Commission Chairperson

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Africa: Henry Chakava (1946 - 2024) - the Publisher Who Pricked the People Into Consciousness

Chakava is best remembered for publishing some of the giants of East African literature - Okot p'Bitek, Mazrui, Meja Mwangi, Marjorie Oludhe-Macgoye, and most notably (and… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis Is Driving a 'Solar Boom', but There's a Downside

The privately-led quintupling of rooftop solar in 2 years takes some pressure off the grid but, without planning, risks deepening energy apartheid. Read more »

Africa: TotalEnergies At 100 - a Legacy of Destruction in Africa

Displacements, environmental damage, and CO2 emissions from projects in Mozambique and Uganda are just the latest chapter in a long story. Read more »

Uganda: 'The Path We've Chosen' - Uganda's Young Climate Activists Stay Defiant

Despite being targeted by the police and courts, youth activists say the dangers of EACOP going ahead remain greater than those of protesting. Read more »