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Why African democrats must support Ukraine
A victory for Ukraine would be a victory for Africa, argue the Ugandan and Tanzanian opposition figures.
Polls: Can Africa get rid of election riggers?
Coups attract attention and action, but the manipulation of polls is the real threat to electoral democracy.
Why is Ghana’s north underdeveloped?
More than 70% of the northern population live in disadvantaged rural areas.
Medicine helps their HIV. Hunger makes it hard to take
Many Zambians living with HIV aren’t getting proper nutrition, putting them at even greater risk.
How to help people stay on ARVs when life gets in the way
Without consistent treatment HIV can be transmitted, leading to additional infections.
Young voters should be deciding Zimbabwe’s election in 2023, but are too preoccupied with celebrity gossip
Of Zimbabwe’s 15.1 million people, 70% are under the age of 35 and we should expect some level of focus…
The growing threat of terrorism along Ghana’s borders
There are disturning reports of Ghanaians being recruited into terrorist groups
Ghana’s unpopular tax on mobile money transfers is hitting the poor hardest
Scepticism about mobile money tax is rooted in concerns about equity and in mistrust of the government
Kenya: Ruto’s tiff with media puts democracy at stake
It’s a long-standing Kenyan tradition to offer congratulations in paid print and TV messages to an incoming president. The bulk…
Liz Truss: UK-Africa ties face a gloomy future as political myopia reigns
Africa is likely to feature in British high-level politics only when it is in the government’s narrow self-interest.