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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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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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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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What is Happening in Sudan? Genocide, Famine and War

February 11, 2024February 11, 2024 By Maya Perera

Following the coup d’état of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, the influentialsocial movement that aided in doing so gave hope for

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The Belonging of Western Sahara

November 15, 2023November 14, 2023 By George Thomas

Dubbed ‘Africa’s last colony,’ Western Sahara sees the last colonial state in Africa awaiting its independence. Caught between Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the

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