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Zimbabwe VP Chiwenga’s secret plan to be president stays on schedule

In Zimbabwe, it seems very few can foretell better than the wives of incumbent presidents what might happen to their…

Does Africa deserve green aid?

Wealthy countries should consider boosting investment in Africa’s carbon-intensive industries.

The UN’s CITES deal is wrong. Here is why

SADC countries need to act rapidly to regain their sovereign rights to use their wildlife in ways that support the…

Africa’s education opportunity

Educators and policymakers must provide all learners with an equitable, high-quality learning environment – and food.

How to impeach a president: Ramaphosa case puts new rules to the test in South Africa

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible impeachment in the country’s parliament over the illegal stashing of thousands of US…

Treating traditional African art as a political football does it a disservice

Arguments over restitution have obscured the fact that work from the continent’s past has had a global influence

UK museums willing to return skulls to Zimbabwe

Nehanda has historical significance to Zimbabwe, which in 2021, erected a three-metre stature of her in central Harare

Fighting graft: Lessons from Kenya and Zambia

In Kenya, the fight against corruption is yet to be won and things may have gotten worse since 2018

Ghana’s painful stories remain untold

Museums reflect how the past is understood and used in the present.