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What Factors Sustain the Tradition of Child Marriage, and Why Have Efforts to Eliminate It Faced Persistent Challenges?

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 By Sophie Gwyther

Despite legal and community awareness, one of the world’s most grave atrocities – child marriage – continues to impact millions of women and

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The Rise of Authoritarianism in Africa is Being Ignored

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 By Ria Brown-Aryee

Over the course of the 21st Century, countries across Africa have experienced a serious democratic backslide. Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Burkina Faso

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PMCs on Safari – How Russian Mercenary Groups are Shaping Geopolitics from within Africa

December 11, 2025December 12, 2025 By Joshua Robinson

The Africa Corps are back on tour! One might plausibly mistake this for Rommel’s infamous North Africa Campaign; however, this tribute act is instead a Kremlin-backed private military corporation. The African continent

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Who is Samia Suluhu Hassan and What is Happening in Tanzania?

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 By Ria Brown-Aryee

President Samia Suluhu Hassan is the sixth president of the United Republic of Tanzania who assumed power in 2021 following the death of

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How Tanzania’s Elections Reflect Africa’s Democratic Collapse

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 By Sukhveer Singh

When Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president in 2021, many hoped she would usher in a new chapter

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What factors drive the ongoing practice of FGM, and what interventions have struggled to stop it completely?  

November 25, 2025 By Sophie Gwyther

Despite legal and awareness efforts, one of the world’s most painful and harmful traditions continues to impact millions of women each year. Female

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A Two-Tier Approach to Humanitarian Emergencies: What Contemporary Responses Have Taught Us

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 By Antonia Heath

The civil war in Sudan has once again brought the differing responses to humanitarian emergencies to the forefront of discussions.  Namely, the way

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A Generation of Digital Citizens: What Morocco’s GenZ 212 Movement Indicates for the Changing Nature of Youth Political Activism

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 By Tate Jeffrey

On the 27th of September, a movement of mass protests began across Morocco, marking yet another of the unprecedented set of protests in the

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Explainer: Who are the M23 Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo? 

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

More than 6 million people have been killed since the conflicts in the 1990s, with the same number displaced from their homes in the last four years alone.  

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“Visit Rwanda” – You Might Want to Think About That

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 By Oliver Keay

Rwanda’s international sports sponsorship efforts, particularly through its high-profile “Visit Rwanda” campaign, have recently come under scrutiny amid allegations of the country’s involvement

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