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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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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: What is Happening in Sudan?

November 1, 2025November 3, 2025 By Bethany Morris

According to the UN, the civil war in Sudan is “one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century”.

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Explainer: ‘The Forgotten War’: A Brief Introduction into the Conflict in Sudan

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 By Amelie Singleton

While our attention has been demanded by the tragic conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Western media has neglected the harrowing

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Africa’s Spanish Speaking Country

March 6, 2024March 5, 2024 By George Thomas

The title of this article may come as a surprise to some, but lying just south of the armpit of Africa is the

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Unpacking the Congo: Past and Present

February 28, 2024March 6, 2024 By George Thomas

The Democratic Republic of the Congo lies in the heart of Africa. It is the second largest and fourth most populous country on

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The Lasting Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism on African Economic Development 

November 10, 2023November 12, 2023 By Charlotte Aspinall

The Atlantic Slave trade and colonialism has undeniably had devastating effects on African society, through forced labour and brutality, subjecting African slaves and

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Ethiopia at Peace?: What the Ceasefire Agreement Means for the Country and the Future of Conflict Resolution

November 15, 2022November 19, 2022 By Ben Evans

On the 2nd November 2022, after the African Union facilitated peace talks in Pretoria, the Ethiopian Federal Government and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation

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